Wangberg Surname

486,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wangberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wangberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3071:16,7502,050
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Wängberg (93) & Wångberg (17) are calculated separately.

Wangberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wangberg is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Wängberg or Wångberg. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wangberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wangberg is the 486,864th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 10,685,551 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Wangberg are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Wangberg is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 16,750. In Norway Wangberg is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 38 percent reside, Central Norway, where 36 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Norway it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent reside and Sweden, where 7 percent reside.

Wangberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wangberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wangberg surname increased 14,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wangberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wangberg last name are 20.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.09% registered with the party.

The amount Wangberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 11.67% less than the national average, earning 305,702 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.41% less than the national average, earning $40,813 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wangberg
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