Øberg Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Øberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Øberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1751:29,3844,055
Denmark771:73,3087,251
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Berg (201,618) are calculated separately.

Øberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Øberg is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Berg. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Øberg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,001,271st most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Øberg live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 29,384. In Norway Øberg is most prevalent in: Eastern Norway, where 73 percent are found, Central Norway, where 13 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Norway this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 30 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Øberg Last Name Statistics demography

Øberg earn around the same as the average income. In Norway they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning 361,596 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berg96201,618/
Høberg9153/
Åberg8011,036/
Bergh8010,728/
Bergs805,819/
Baerg801,455/
Bergt80955/
Bergk80735/
Bearg80140/
Bierg8047/
Bergg8046/
Bergø8036/
Beurg8032/
Boerg8016/
Bergå8015/
Æberg807/
Beerg805/
Hberg803/
Bergz803/
Berrg801/
Bergue731,097/
Håberg73181/
Bergås7346/
Åbergh7340/
Åhberg7312/
Bejreg739/
Bergkh738/
Bergke736/
Bergsø732/
Beargh731/
Beergh731/
Berggs731/
Berrgh730/
Borg6753,110/
Berk6729,234/
Burg6715,828/
Barg675,369/
Berc67554/
Berx67475/
Birg67359/
Verg67182/
Bergsch67168/
Bergová67163/
Bürg67151/
Bärg6789/
Werg6776/
Bergova6774/
Börg6729/
Bergsås6721/
Berq6712/
Byrg670/

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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 Øberg
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