Viborg Surname

354,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Viborg Surname User-submission:

Viborg is a Danish surname, denoting someone who came from Viborg (the holy fortress) in the region of Central Denmark, not too far off from the North Denmark region.

Viborg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark8261:6,834624
Sweden1251:78,7745,875
Norway291:177,32021,035
Iceland211:18,1001,499
Israel111:777,96750,646
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Viborg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Viborg is a Danish surname, denoting someone who came from Viborg (the holy fortress) in the region of Central Denmark, not too far off from the North Denmark region.

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Viborg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Viborg (Russian: Виборг) occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viborg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Viborg is the 354,857th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,109,801 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Viborg reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Viborg is most widely held in Denmark, where it is held by 826 people, or 1 in 6,834. In Denmark it is most common in: Central Denmark Region, where 42 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 23 percent live and North Denmark Region, where 17 percent live. Beside Denmark Viborg is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 12 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.

Viborg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Viborg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Viborg surname grew 117 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Viborg Last Name Statistics demography

Viborg earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 39.66% less than the national average, earning 208,826 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Visborg9236/
Viborgh9215/
Veiborg925/
Viberg833,080/
Wiborg831,635/
Vyborg83113/
Fiborg8334/
Veborg8320/
Viburg8310/
Biborg832/
Wisborg77284/
Wieborg77122/
Veiberg7783/
Vejborg7781/
Wiborgh7761/
Weiborg7727/
Vieburg7722/
Vesborg779/
Bisborg777/
Vøyborg775/
Fieborg771/
Vibergh771/
Vieberg771/
Wittborg7118/
Wieboerg711/
Vessborg711/
Wiberg677,655/
Weborg67239/
Veberg67214/
Fiberg6768/
Veburg6737/
Wiburg6720/
Wäborg6710/
Vyberg678/
Bibarg677/
Vyborgova677/
Viborková671/
Vuberg671/
Byborg671/

Viborg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Viborg in the Russian language
Виборгviborg-

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