Öberg Surname

57,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Öberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Öberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden8,5571:1,15189
Finland1251:43,9745,453
Norway601:85,70511,873
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Denmark141:403,19427,097
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Oberg (10,017) are calculated separately.

Öberg Last Name Facts

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

Öberg is found most in Sweden. It can be rendered as a variant: Oberg. For other potential spellings of Öberg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Öberg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 57,596th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 829,072 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Öberg live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 8,557 people, or 1 in 1,151. In Sweden Öberg is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent live and Västernorrland County, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 1 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Öberg Last Name Statistics demography

Öberg earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.1% less than the national average, earning 297,273 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oberg9310,017/
Öhberg91414/
Öbergh915/
Öbeerg911/
Höberg911/
Aberg801,146/
Eberg80129/
Öborg802/
Öbarg801/
Öberk801/
Äberg801/
Hoberg733,560/
Aaberg731,595/
Obergh73299/
O'Berg73121/
Heberg7397/
Ohberg7378/
Oeberg7320/
Haberg738/
Ahberg735/
Abergg734/
Ehberg733/
Öhborg732/
Obeerg731/
Abergh730/
Obearg730/
Euberg730/
Hohberg67475/
Heuberg67109/
Haaberg6797/
Høeberg6743/
Hoeberg6729/
D'Aberg671/
Haeberg671/
Oehberg671/

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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 Öberg
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