Nyberg (surname) explained

Nyberg is a Swedish surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 53.6% of all known bearers of the surname Nyberg were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:763), 23.6% of the United States (1:63,679), 12.2% of Finland (1:1,868), 4.5% of Norway (1:4,731), 1.6% of Canada (1:98,390) and 1.4% of Denmark (1:16,602).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:763) in the following counties:

• 1. Västernorrland County (1:252)
• 2. Gotland County (1:359)
• 3. Norrbotten County (1:371)
• 4. Västerbotten County (1:493)
• 5. Gävleborg County (1:504)
• 6. Dalarna County (1:542)
• 7. Uppsala County (1:648)
• 8. Västmanland County (1:761)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,868) in the following regions:^[1]

• 1. Åland (1:489)
• 2. Ostrobothnia (1:610)
• 3. Uusimaa (1:901)
• 4. Central Ostrobothnia (1:1,393)

People

• Anita Nyberg (born 1940), Swedish professor
• Arne Nyberg (1913–1970), Swedish footballer
• Arto Nyberg (born 1966), Finnish journalist
• Arvid Nyberg (1928–2022), Norwegian politician
• Björn Nyberg (1929–2004), Swedish fantasy author
• Börje Nyberg (1920–2005), Swedish actor and film director
• Carl Richard Nyberg (1858–1939), Swedish industrialist
• Claes Nyberg (born 1971), Swedish former long-distance runner
• Christina Nyberg (born 1962), Swedish chess player
• Eric Nyberg (born 19??), American computer scientist
• Eva Nyberg (born 1969), Swedish swimmer
• Evert Nyberg (1925–2000), Swedish long-distance runner
• Fredrik Nyberg (writer) (born 1968), Swedish writer
• Fredrik Nyberg (born 1969), Swedish alpine skier
• Gun-Britt Nyberg, Swedish orienteering competitor
• Henrik Samuel Nyberg (1889–1974), Swedish orientalist
• Herman Nyberg (1880–1968), Swedish sailor
• Ingeborg Nyberg (born 1940), Swedish singer and actress
• Jaakko Nyberg (born 1980), Finnish footballer
• John Nyberg (born 1996), Swedish professional ice hockey player, NHL
• Julia Nyberg (1784–1854), Swedish poet
• Kaisa Nyberg (born 1948), Finnish cryptographer
• Karen Nyberg (born 1969), American astronaut
• Katarina Nyberg (born 1965), Swedish curler
• Katja Nyberg (born 1979), Norwegian handball player
• Lars Nyberg (born 1951), Swedish Civilekonom and CEO of TeliaSonera
• Lina Nyberg (born 1970), Swedish jazz singer
• Mary Ann Nyberg (1923–1979), American costume designer
• Nico Nyberg (born 1993), Finnish ice hockey player
• René Nyberg (born 1946), Finnish diplomat and a former CEO of East Office
• Renée Nyberg (born 1966), Swedish television presenter and journalist
• Thomas Nyberg (born 1962), Swedish sprinter

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nyberg Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution. forebears.io.