Osborg Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Osborg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osborg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway751:68,5649,650
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Osborg Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Osborg Come From? nationality or country of origin

Osborg is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osborg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,504,764th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Osborg is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Osborg live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 68,564. In Norway Osborg is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 60 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 37 percent are found and Central Norway, where 1 percent are found. Other than Norway this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Denmark, where 17 percent are found.

Osborg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Osborg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Osborg last name rose 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Osborg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Osborg last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Osborg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 16.47% more than the national average, earning 403,065 kr per year and in United States they earn 26.19% more than the national average, earning $54,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oborg9113/
Osberg831,703/
Osburg831,191/
Ouborg83111/
Esborg8370/
Goborg838/
Hoborg835/
Oxborg834/
Obourg831/
Houborg77263/
Gobourg77153/
Ohsberg7751/
Aasborg7735/
Hosberg7719/
Hosburg7713/
Oesberg7712/
Hasborg7712/
Ossberg7711/
Essborg778/
Oshberg773/
Ohsburg771/
Hobourg771/
Ausborg770/
Ossburg770/
Aborg7336/
Obarg732/
Hosburgh7176/
Housberg7123/
Hassborg715/
Hausborg711/
Hoshberg711/
Hessborg711/
Hossberg711/
Hotsburg710/
Housburg710/
Esberg67514/
Asberg67199/
Heusbourg6799/
Auborg679/
Aaborg679/
Asburg676/
Oubork671/
Esbarg671/
Haborg671/
Esburg671/
Asbarg671/
Aborzg671/
Oxburg671/
Osbark670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Osborg
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