Sponberg Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Sponberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sponberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
Norway751:68,5649,650
Australia331:818,05251,601
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Sponberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sponberg occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sponberg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 868,551st most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. Sponberg is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Sponberg live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Sponberg is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 1,907,679. In The United States Sponberg is most common in: Washington, where 22 percent live, Minnesota, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States Sponberg is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Sponberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sponberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sponberg last name increased 826 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sponberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sponberg are 0.26000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.49% registered with the party.

The amount Sponberg earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 14.12% less than the national average, earning 297,219 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.37% more than the national average, earning $45,467 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sponbergs947/
Spoonberg944/
Spunberg8841/
Spomberg8841/
Spanberg8818/
Sponburg886/
Sponburgh82315/
Shpanberg8216/
Spannberg829/
Szpunberg823/
Spanmberg821/
Spoumberg821/
Spanburg7578/
Spumberg7518/
Spanburgh7196/
Spaunburg7134/
Spahnborg710/
Spoutenburgh701/
Spaunburgh6710/
Spannburgh670/

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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
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  • 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 Sponberg
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