Wessberg Surname

405,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wessberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wessberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5131:19,1941,613
Denmark1311:43,0894,489
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Finland761:72,3258,016
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Norway111:467,48139,375
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Wéssberg (1) are calculated separately.

Wessberg Last Name Facts

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

Wessberg is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Wéssberg. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessberg? popularity and diffusion

Wessberg is the 405,848th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,444,433 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Wessberg live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 513 people, or 1 in 19,194. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Västra Götaland County, where 32 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 20 percent reside and Skåne County, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Sweden Wessberg occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Wessberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wessberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wessberg surname rose 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wessberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wessberg are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.09% being registered with the party.

The amount Wessberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.64% less than the national average, earning 240,044 kr per year and in United States they earn 45.15% more than the national average, earning $62,630 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 Wessberg
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