Wisberg Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wisberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wisberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden301:328,22522,987
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wisberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wisberg occurs most in Sweden. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Wisberg occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Wisberg are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 328,225. In Sweden Wisberg is primarily concentrated in: Kalmar County, where 37 percent are found, Östergötland County, where 23 percent are found and Jönköping County, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Germany, where 20 percent are found.

Wisberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wisberg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 440 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wisberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wisberg surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Wisberg earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Wisberg
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