Westberg Surname

67,835th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Westberg Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Westborough (western fort), in Lincolnshire.

Westberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,3791:2,914283
United States3,1371:115,54312,473
Norway2711:18,9752,395
Denmark1181:47,8374,950
Canada901:409,39536,056
Finland851:64,6677,355
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
France461:1,443,972140,296
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
England281:1,989,93178,001
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Westberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Westborough (western fort), in Lincolnshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Westberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westberg is most common in Sweden. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Westberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 67,835th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 994,208 people. Westberg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Westberg reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Westberg is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 3,379 people, or 1 in 2,914. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent are found and Västernorrland County, where 9 percent are found. Barring Sweden this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Norway, where 4 percent are found.

Westberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Westberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Westberg last name increased 2,959 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westberg last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Westberg earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning 335,026 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.34% more than the national average, earning $49,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% less than the national average, earning $48,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westbergh9428/
Vestberg881,599/
Westburg88231/
Westborg88117/
Wästberg8889/
Wistberg8822/
Wastberg885/
Bestberg881/
Westberk881/
Westverg881/
Westburgh8243/
Vestbergs8211/
Vestbierg821/
Weistburg820/
Västberg7515/
Vestburg750/
Westboork711/
Vestbirk6322/
Vistborg632/

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