Tornberg Surname

210,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Tornberg Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'towering mountain'. It comes from Scandinavian Germanic languages, anglicized throughout the Viking invasion of England.

ᚦ means 'tower', pronounced thorn. It is called thurisaz in Scandinavian runic or simply th.

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Tornberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden9001:10,941954
Finland4711:11,6701,790
United States4181:867,12765,849
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Canada501:736,91258,785
Norway221:233,74025,571
Israel171:503,39037,521
England121:4,643,172139,951
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Törnberg (893) are calculated separately.

Tornberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'towering mountain'. It comes from Scandinavian Germanic languages, anglicized throughout the Viking invasion of England.

ᚦ means 'tower', pronounced thorn. It is called thurisaz in Scandinavian runic or simply th.

Berg means 'mountain' or 'castle'.

- lagnar

Tornberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tornberg is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Törnberg. Click here to see other potential spellings of Tornberg.

How Common Is The Last Name Tornberg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 210,129th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,708,675 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Tornberg live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Tornberg is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is carried by 900 people, or 1 in 10,941. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 18 percent are found, Skåne County, where 18 percent are found and Norrbotten County, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Sweden this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

Tornberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tornberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tornberg last name expanded 4,180 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tornberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tornberg surname are 31.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tornberg earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.33% more than the national average, earning 371,459 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning $50,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.34% more than the national average, earning $66,742 CAD per year.

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