Westerberg Surname

65,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Westerberg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Western mountain.

Westerberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4,1681:2,362219
United States1,9381:187,02718,596
Finland4121:13,3421,993
Denmark3151:17,9201,757
Norway1101:46,7486,702
Germany991:813,18659,527
Canada931:396,18935,081
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Australia831:325,24927,873
Wales471:65,8415,810
France361:1,845,076161,051
England301:1,857,26974,552
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
China21:683,660,78330,601
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Westerberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Western mountain.

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

Westerberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Westerberg has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Westerberg.

How Common Is The Last Name Westerberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 65,996th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 963,834 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Westerberg reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Westerberg is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 4,168 people, or 1 in 2,362. In Sweden Westerberg is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 32 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent reside and Skåne County, where 8 percent reside. Not including Sweden this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Finland, where 5 percent reside.

Westerberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Westerberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Westerberg surname grew 3,076 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Westerberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Westerberg surname are 4.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Westerberg earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.85% less than the national average, earning 318,911 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.33% more than the national average, earning R 278,832 per year; in United States they earn 11.49% more than the national average, earning $48,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $53,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westerbergh9528/
Waesterberg9518/
Vesterberg901,546/
Westerburg90454/
Westerborg90219/
Wästerberg9038/
Wisterberg903/
Wasterberg901/
Westerberc901/
Huesterberg863/
Westerberke862/
Västerberg8023/
Vesterborg8018/
Vesterbirk7022/

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