Westborg Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Denmark

Westborg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Westborg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Norway161:321,39331,311
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Westborg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westborg occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Westborg? popularity and diffusion

Westborg is the 1,683,218th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Westborg reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Westborg is most numerous in Sweden, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 200,954. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 29 percent are found, Skåne County, where 22 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 38 percent are found and Norway, where 14 percent are found.

Westborg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Westborg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Westborg last name grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Westborg Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Westborg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 105.59% more than the national average, earning 711,510 kr per year and in United States they earn 26.67% more than the national average, earning $54,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westberg887,330/
Westburg88231/
Wettborg8810/
Wetbourg880/
Westburgh8243/
Westbergh8228/
Westboork821/
Weistburg820/
Vestberg751,599/
Wästberg7589/
Wistberg7522/
Wittborg7518/
Wastberg755/
Vistborg752/
Westberk751/
Vestburg750/
Västberg6315/

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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 Westborg
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