Thorberg Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Iceland

Thorberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1471:66,9855,097
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Norway621:82,94011,515
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Iceland141:27,1492,069
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Thorberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thorberg is most common in Sweden. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorberg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 777,192nd most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Thorberg live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 66,985. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 48 percent live, Jönköping County, where 14 percent live and Södermanland County, where 7 percent live. Outside of Sweden this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Norway, where 17 percent live.

Thorberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Thorberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Thorberg last name expanded 956 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thorberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thorberg last name are 23.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.37% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thorberg earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 9.89% less than the national average, earning 311,838 kr per year and in United States they earn 19.99% more than the national average, earning $51,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Torberg93114/
Thorborg88433/
Thorburg8851/
Torrberg886/
Therberg880/
Thorburgh824/
Thourburg821/
Thormburg821/
Torborg80706/
Terberg80218/
Tarberg80170/
Torburg802/
Thormburgh782/
Thorhburgh781/
Therburg7514/
Torburgh751/
Toorborg751/
Torbourg751/
Thorbjørk718/
Terburg67286/
Tharmburgh670/
Terburgh63173/
Terborg53955/
Tarborg5318/
Tarverq533/
Terborgh5042/

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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
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  • 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 Thorberg
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