Swedberg Surname

207,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Swedberg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Burned-over clearing mountain; contraction of Swedenborg, q.v.

Swedberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6761:216,26421,049
Sweden1891:52,0994,013
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Swedberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Burned-over clearing mountain; contraction of Swedenborg, q.v.

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

Swedberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Swedberg is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Swedberg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Swedberg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 207,153rd most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,645,596 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Swedberg are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Swedberg is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,676 people, or 1 in 216,264. In The United States Swedberg is most common in: Minnesota, where 24 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Swedberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Swedberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Swedberg last name rose 2,940 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Swedberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Swedberg last name are 12.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Swedberg earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.07% less than the national average, earning 314,692 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $46,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.48% less than the national average, earning $46,462 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Swedbergh9442/
Sweddberg941/
Sweedberg940/
Svedberg883,840/
Swedburg8894/
Swedborg8833/
Zwedberg8832/
Swadberg8818/
Svedbergh8231/
Svedbergs821/
Sweedburg820/
Sweidborg820/
D'Svedberg781/
Schwedburg780/
Svedborg75115/
Swadburg7522/
Svadberg7515/
Svedverg751/
Swadborg750/
Zuidberg63266/
Svedbark633/

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