Wedberg Surname

510,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wedberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wedberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4091:24,0751,957
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Norway151:342,81932,589
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wedberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wedberg is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wedberg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wedberg? popularity and diffusion

Wedberg is the 510,276th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,369,026 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Wedberg are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Wedberg is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 24,075. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 32 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 29 percent are found and Skåne County, where 13 percent are found. Other than Sweden this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Denmark, where 3 percent are found.

Wedberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wedberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wedberg surname expanded 18,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wedberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wedberg surname are 23.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.27% being registered with the party.

The amount Wedberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 21.99% more than the national average, earning 422,199 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.8% more than the national average, earning $49,103 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weidberg93230/
Wiedberg932/
Weideberg883/
Widberg86228/
Vedberg86174/
Wadberg8616/
Wedburg8610/
Wedborg862/
Wodberg861/
Waidberg807/
Wiedburg801/
Weidburg800/
Weideburg750/
Vidberg71258/
Bidberg71179/
Widborg7137/
Vedborg7110/
Vadberg718/
Wadborg714/
Widburg712/
Widbergová712/
Bedburg710/
Hvidberg67873/
Biddberg671/
Vidbergs671/
Hvisdberg634/
Vidbjørg5319/
Weuthwerk500/

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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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  • 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 Wedberg
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