Sosberg Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sosberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sosberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sosberg Last Name Facts

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

Sosberg is found most in Sweden. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sosberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sosberg live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sosberg is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 9,846,757. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Sweden it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sosberg
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