Seeberg Surname

229,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Seeberg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Sea mountain.

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Seeberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4961:162,30919,252
United States4891:741,22558,038
Denmark4221:13,3761,289
Norway2371:21,6972,825
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Austria151:567,69652,281
Finland121:458,05828,977
England81:6,964,757184,742
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Seeberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Sea mountain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The surname, Seeberg, has purely Scandinavian roots, and was most likely given to someone who lived on or near a mountain relatively close to the ocean. Or possibly someone who lived near an ice-berg. It should be noted that many Scandinavian surnames are extremely common in Germany due to heavy migration since it was first discovered by Scandinavian sailors.

- Jack McGrory

The distinguished surname Seeberg is of Scandinavian and or Germanic origin. It is made up of the elements, see, meaning 'sea' or 'ocean' and berg, a topographic name for 'kountain'. This surname was most likely given to someone who lived on or near a mountain relatively close to the ocean.

- Jack McGrory

Seeberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seeberg is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seeberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 229,220th most widely held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,121,915 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Seeberg reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 39 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 496 people, or 1 in 162,309. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 42 percent live, Hesse, where 15 percent live and Berlin, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and Denmark, where 24 percent live.

Seeberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seeberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seeberg last name expanded 2,717 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seeberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Seeberg last name are 20.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.69% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Seeberg earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 28.27% more than the national average, earning 443,923 kr per year and in United States they earn 30.98% more than the national average, earning $56,517 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Seebergs9311/
Seebergh936/
Seberg92389/
Scheeberg881/
Seaberg861,787/
Sieberg861,118/
Seeburg86246/
Zeeberg86210/
Seiberg86103/
Søeberg86102/
Sejberg8698/
Seeborg8685/
Soeberg8658/
Setberg8617/
Ceeberg8612/
Jeeberg8612/
Saeberg8612/
Sheberg865/
Seeberk864/
Seyberg861/
Seuberg860/
Sjoeberg8059/
Shoeberg8013/
Seabergh8011/
Sheyberg806/
Zeebergh805/
Scheberg803/
Shetberg803/
Syberg77480/
Soberg77479/
Zeberg77255/
Jeberg77202/
Siberg77140/
Säberg77100/
Söberg7785/
Seborg7771/
Seburg7768/
Saberg7764/
Ceberg7749/
Geberg7722/
Seabrg772/
Severg771/
Soggeberg7569/
Schueberg7514/
Scheiberg759/
Schoeberg752/
Sheyuberg751/
Shechberg751/
Scheuberg750/
Schaeberg750/
Sjöberg7116,641/
Sieburg71861/
Shoberg71645/
Seaburg71622/
Jesberg71517/
Seaborg71353/
Sheborg71266/
Zebergs71181/
Jäsberg71171/
Søeborg7196/
Zysberg7192/
Søjberg7154/
Zeiberg7140/
Sieberk7138/
Seiborg7128/
Sauberg7123/
Shaberg7123/
Saaberg7123/
Sayberg7120/
Soiberg7118/
Zieberg7115/
Soeborg7114/
Søiberg7114/
Sieborg7114/
Semburg7113/
Geyberg7113/
Cebergs7113/
Zeeburg7111/
Gesberg719/
Szeborg717/
Shebarg716/
Saeborg715/
Shiberg714/
Gisberg713/
Dgeberg713/
Syeberk713/
Zeyberg712/
Seiburg712/
Sisberg712/
Seiberk712/
Seaberk712/
Shyberg712/
Sjaberg711/
Seuburg711/
Souberg711/
Sibergs711/
Sabergh711/
Zisberg711/
Schettberg711/
Seburgh710/
Schaberg671,085/
Zeisberg67607/
Schyberg67398/
Schoberg67228/
Gissberg67170/
Sieburgh6743/
Jedtberg6737/
Sjöbergh6733/
Seaburgh6726/
Soutberg6723/
Saubergs6722/
Siebourg6717/
Gijsberg676/
Suisberg674/
Zeibergs673/
Sjoeborg673/
Shouberg673/
Ziebergs673/
Cesbergs672/
Sheuberk671/
Ziesberg671/
Sjoebirg671/
Shebargh671/
Schöberg671/
Szieburg671/
Sibergue671/
Ziehberg671/
Zeeweerg671/
Shueburg670/
Jessberg670/
Chisberg670/
Shabergh670/
Shoeborg670/
Shoeburg670/
Shayberg670/
Sjoeburg670/

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