Sohlberg Surname

305,056th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sohlberg Surname Definition:

(Norwegian, Swedish) Sun mountain.

Sohlberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7221:13,6381,176
Finland2821:19,4922,769
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Norway591:87,15712,054
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
England41:13,929,515290,718
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Sohlberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian, Swedish) Sun mountain.

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

Sohlberg Last Name Facts

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

Sohlberg has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sohlberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sohlberg is the 305,056th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,872,317 people. The surname Sohlberg is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Sohlberg are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 722 people, or 1 in 13,638. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent reside and Örebro County, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Sohlberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sohlberg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 504 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sohlberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sohlberg last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sohlberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 235.24% more than the national average, earning 1,160,200 kr per year; in United States they earn 24.45% more than the national average, earning $53,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.29% less than the national average, earning $36,622 CAD per year.

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