Silverberg Surname

107,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Silverberg Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Silver-Hill [Silver- repr. the Low Ger. form, silwr, súwr (w as v), of Middle High German silber, O.H.Ger. silbar, silver + berg (Middle High German O.H.Ger. berg), hill]

Silverberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5571:101,90011,270
Canada4771:77,2448,680
Sweden1251:78,7745,875
England471:1,185,49155,443
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

Silverberg (10) may also be a first name.

Silverberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Silver-Hill [Silver- repr. the Low Ger. form, silwr, súwr (w as v), of Middle High German silber, O.H.Ger. silbar, silver + berg (Middle High German O.H.Ger. berg), hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who came from Silberberg (silver mountain), in Germany.

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

Silverberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silverberg (Russian: Сильверберг) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Silverberg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 107,879th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,686,932 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Silverberg are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3,557 people, or 1 in 101,900. In The United States Silverberg is most frequent in: New York, where 22 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States Silverberg occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Silverberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Silverberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Silverberg last name grew 2,403 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 261 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silverberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Silverberg last name are 39.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.21% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Silverberg earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 36.5% more than the national average, earning $58,898 USD per year and in Canada they earn 70.18% more than the national average, earning $84,553 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Silverberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silverberg in the Russian language
Сильвербергsilverberg-

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