Solberg Surname

26,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Solberg Surname Definition:

(Norwegian, Swedish) Sun mountain.

Solberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway10,7381:47932
United States7,1251:50,8716,138
Sweden6801:14,4811,239
Denmark4651:12,1391,160
Canada3251:113,37112,083
Germany1431:562,97546,225
Israel861:99,50711,457
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Australia591:457,55435,515
Belgium541:212,90127,429
Portugal471:221,6658,706
England301:1,857,26974,552
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Finland71:785,24338,644
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Faroe Islands61:8,166786
China51:273,464,31313,838
France51:13,284,544357,392
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Panama41:978,06412,245
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4181:120,14011,717

Solberg (32) may also be a first name.

Solberg 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

Solberg Last Name Facts

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

Solberg (Russian: Сольберг) occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Solberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Solberg is the 26,780th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 363,088 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Solberg are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 32 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 10,738 people, or 1 in 479. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 61 percent reside, Western Norway, where 20 percent reside and Central Norway, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Norway it exists in 60 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Sweden, where 3 percent reside.

Solberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Solberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Solberg last name increased 1,705 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Solberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Solberg are 8.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Solberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.24% more than the national average, earning 360,754 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning R 256,188 per year; in United States they earn 7.67% more than the national average, earning $46,460 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.09% less than the national average, earning $48,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Solberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Solberg in the Russian language
Сольбергsolberg-

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