Wahlberg Surname

82,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wahlberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wahlberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,3201:2,966288
United States1,6581:218,61221,251
Finland3941:13,9512,072
Norway2271:22,6532,954
Denmark711:79,5037,759
England371:1,505,89364,828
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Singapore171:323,98313,856
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Wales41:773,63329,106
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Wahlberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wahlberg is most common in Sweden. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahlberg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 82,046th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,232,879 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Wahlberg reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 3,320 people, or 1 in 2,966. In Sweden Wahlberg is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 34 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent live and Skåne County, where 9 percent live. Excluding Sweden this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Finland, where 7 percent live.

Wahlberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wahlberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wahlberg surname increased 6,141 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wahlberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wahlberg surname are 3.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wahlberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.04% less than the national average, earning 304,397 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 108.87% more than the national average, earning R 496,344 per year; in United States they earn 14.06% more than the national average, earning $49,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $52,418 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waahlberg947/
Walhlberg942/
Walberg932,629/
Wallberg882,579/
Wohlberg88875/
Vahlberg88865/
Wahlborg88490/
Walbergs8889/
Whalberg8829/
Waalberg8821/
Wahlburg8814/
Walbergh8813/
Walhberg8812/
Bahlberg882/
Waslberg881/
Wholberg881/
Wahlborrg821/
Vahlbergh820/
Wheelberg820/
Wallbeirg820/
Walburg801,379/
Valberg80965/
Wolberg80646/
Balberg8050/
Walbórg8021/
Walborg8012/
Walberk808/
Walbarg801/
Waiselberg784/
Wollberg75433/
Wallburg75366/
Vallberg75310/
Bahlburg75121/
Walburgh7597/
Weilberg7560/
Wolbergs7551/
Valbergs7528/
Wallborg7523/
Wohlborg753/
Whalburg753/
Whalborg752/
Woolberg751/
Walhburg750/
Walmburg750/
Walbourgh719/
Weislberg717/
Wottlberg711/
Watelburg710/
Wallburgh710/
Volberg67873/
Weiselberg67241/
Wolburg67143/
Weißelberg67131/
Valburg67100/
Uolberg6728/
Valborg6716/
Vaiselberg6716/
Bolberg6715/
Wolberk674/

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Wahlberg Reference & Research

Fehlberg FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Fehlberg FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wahlberg
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