Setterberg Surname

415,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Setterberg Surname User-submission:

The surname Setterberg means 'pasture-mountain' in Swedish. It is derived from the Swedish words säter, meaning 'pasture', and berg, meaning 'mountain' (or in this case probably a notably large hill).

Setterberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3791:25,9812,114
United States3771:961,43071,554
Norway181:285,68329,080
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Setterberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Setterberg means 'pasture-mountain' in Swedish. It is derived from the Swedish words säter, meaning 'pasture', and berg, meaning 'mountain' (or in this case probably a notably large hill).

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Setterberg Last Name Facts

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

Setterberg is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Setterberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 415,025th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,685,990 people. The last name Setterberg is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Setterberg live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 25,981. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Västra Götaland County, where 46 percent live, Stockholm County, where 23 percent live and Östergötland County, where 6 percent live. Apart from Sweden it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Setterberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Setterberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Setterberg surname increased 3,142 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Setterberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Setterberg surname are 2.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Setterberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.2% more than the national average, earning 436,749 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 116.32% more than the national average, earning R 514,056 per year and in United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,480 USD per year.

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