Åkerberg Surname

230,964th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Åkerberg Surname User-submission:

This is a Swedish surname, denoting someone who came from the mountain with fields on it. It is derived from the words Åker, meaning 'acre', 'field', and berg, meaning 'mountain'.

Åkerberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,4971:6,578603
Finland2341:23,4903,249
Norway141:367,30634,015
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Åkerberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Swedish surname, denoting someone who came from the mountain with fields on it. It is derived from the words Åker, meaning 'acre', 'field', and berg, meaning 'mountain'.

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Åkerberg Last Name Facts

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

Åkerberg occurs most in Sweden. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Åkerberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 230,964th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,161,934 people. The surname Åkerberg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Åkerberg live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Åkerberg is most frequent in Sweden, where it is carried by 1,497 people, or 1 in 6,578. In Sweden Åkerberg is mostly concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 29 percent reside, Skåne County, where 17 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Sweden Åkerberg is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 13 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Åkerberg Last Name Statistics demography

Åkerberg earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 5% more than the national average, earning 363,388 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerberg93145/
Kehrberg88454/
Keerberg88129/
Åkerborg8815/
Kerzberg884/
Kierberg883/
Kearberg882/
Koerberg881/
Kierzberg825/
Kaerrberg821/
Høkerberg821/
Kirberg80913/
Karberg80533/
Korberg80132/
Körberg80102/
Kärberg8032/
Kyrberg808/
Kreberg806/
Kärrberg7568/
Cherberg7534/
Kjørberg7525/
Kåreberg7510/
Karrberg759/
Kirrberg751/
Korberrg751/
Kharberg751/
Kahrberg750/
Kırberk67101/
Carberg6764/
Kirburg6713/
Corberg672/
Karburg672/
Cerverg671/
Karbarg670/
Quarberg63201/
Kerbourc6318/
Cerbourg6310/
Chirberg630/
Kerbourc'h56161/
Carburg531/
Carborg531/
Cerwerk530/
Carrborg502/
Quarburg500/

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