Törnberg Surname
Approximately 893 people bear this surname
Törnberg 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.
Read More About This SurnameTörnberg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 851 | 1:11,571 | 1,013 |
| Finland | 35 | 1:157,049 | 14,263 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Tornberg (1,965) are calculated separately.
Törnberg 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'.
- lagnarTörnberg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Törnberg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Törnberg is found most in Sweden. It can also be found as: Tornberg. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Törnberg? popularity and diffusion
It is the 395,186th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 8,160,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Törnberg are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 851 people, or 1 in 11,571. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 22 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent live and Gävleborg County, where 10 percent live. Besides Sweden it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tornberg | 96 | 1,965 | / |
| Thörnberg | 94 | 195 | / |
| Ternberg | 88 | 72 | / |
| Törnborg | 88 | 33 | / |
| Tärnberg | 88 | 20 | / |
| Tarnberg | 88 | 1 | / |
| Thornberg | 82 | 1,419 | / |
| Taarnberg | 82 | 42 | / |
| Torenberg | 82 | 16 | / |
| Teurnberg | 82 | 14 | / |
| Thörnborg | 82 | 12 | / |
| Thernberg | 82 | 3 | / |
| Thornbergh | 78 | 0 | / |
| Thornberrg | 78 | 0 | / |
| Tornborg | 75 | 62 | / |
| Ternborg | 75 | 10 | / |
| Tornburg | 75 | 9 | / |
| Tormberg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Termberg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thornburg | 71 | 9,710 | / |
| Torenburg | 71 | 20 | / |
| Taarnborg | 71 | 8 | / |
| Thornborg | 71 | 4 | / |
| Toremberg | 71 | 2 | / |
| Thornbarg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thermberg | 71 | 0 | / |
| Thornburgh | 67 | 1,824 | / |
| Thornborgh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Toerenberc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tharnburgh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Thorenburg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Thornbujrgh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Thormburg | 59 | 1 | / |
| Thormburgh | 56 | 2 | / |
| Tharmburgh | 56 | 0 | / |
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