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 Västernorrland County ( sv, Västernorrlands län) is a county ('' län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western ...

(1:252) * 2.

Gotland County Gotland County ( sv, Gotlands län) is a county or ''län'' of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic Sea to the east of Öland, and is the largest of Sweden's islands. Counties are usually sub-divided into municipalities, but Gotland County ...

(1:359) * 3. Norrbotten County (1:371) * 4.

Västerbotten County Västerbotten County ( sv, Västerbottens län) is a county or ''län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bo ...

(1:493) * 5. Gävleborg County (1:504) * 6.

Dalarna County Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmar ...

(1:542) * 7.

Uppsala County Uppsala County ( sv, Uppsala län) is a county or ''län'' on the eastern coast of Sweden, whose capital is the city of Uppsala. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea. Prov ...

(1:648) * 8.

Västmanland County Västmanland County ( sv, Västmanlands län) is a county or ''län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren (Sweden's ...

(1:761) In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,868) in the following regions: * 1.

Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1,580 km2, and a populat ...

(1:489) * 2. Ostrobothnia (1:610) * 3.

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, ...

(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 Björn Emil Oscar Nyberg (11 September 1929 – 16 November 2004), was a Swedish fantasy author best known for his additions to the series of Conan stories begun by Robert E. Howard. His primary contribution to the series was ''The Return of C ...

(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 John Evert Nyberg (28 February 1925 – 17 August 2000) was a Swedish long-distance runner who won a bronze medal in the 5000 m event at the 1946 European Championships. He competed in the 5000 m at the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the marathon ...

(1925–2000), Swedish long-distance runner * Fredrik Nyberg (writer) (born 1968), Swedish writer *

Fredrik Nyberg Mats Fredrik Nyberg (born 23 March 1969) is a former Swedish alpine skier. He was born in Skön ( Sundsvall). Excelling in giant slalom and super-G, he won a total of seven World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which ...

(born 1969), Swedish alpine skier *

Gun-Britt Nyberg Gun-Britt Nyberg (born 8 March 1943) is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She received a silver medal in the ''relay event'' at the 1968 World Orienteering Championships in Linköping, together with Kerstin Granstedt and Ulla Lindkvist Ulla ...

, Swedish orienteering competitor *

Henrik Samuel Nyberg Henrik Samuel (H.S.) Nyberg (28 December 1889 – 9 February 1974) was a Swedish scholar of broad interest and a well known expert of Iranology and Arab studies. Life Nyberg was born in Söderbärke in Southern Dalecarlia (Sweden) on 28 Decembe ...

(1889–1974), Swedish orientalist * Herman Nyberg (1880–1968), Swedish sailor *

Ingeborg Nyberg ''Ingeborg'' Elisabeth Nyberg Roos, née ''Nyberg'' (born 13 October 1940 in Sundsvall) is a Swedish singer and actress.Ericson Uno, Engström Klas, red (1992). Myggans nöjeslexikon: ett uppslagsverk om underhållning. 11, Mack-Old. Höganäs: ...

(born 1940), Swedish singer and actress * Jaakko Nyberg (born 1980), Finnish footballer * John Nyberg (born 1996), Swedish professional ice hockey player, NHL *

Julia Nyberg Julia Kristina Nyberg (née Svärdström; 17 November 1784 – 16 April 1854), was a Swedish poet and songwriter. She published two collections of poetry and was awarded by the Swedish Academy. She wrote the vast majority of her works under ...

(1784–1854), Swedish poet *

Kaisa Nyberg Kaisa Nyberg is a Finnish cryptographer and computer security researcher. Contributions Nyberg's research includes the theory of perfect nonlinear S-boxes (now known as Nyberg S-boxes), provably secure block cipher design (resulting in KN-Cipher ...

(born 1948), Finnish cryptographer *

Karen Nyberg Karen LuJean Nyberg (born October 7, 1969) is an American mechanical engineer and retired NASA astronaut. Nyberg became the 50th woman in space on her first mission in 2008. Nyberg started her space career in 1991 and spent a total of 180 days ...

(born 1969), American astronaut * Katarina Nyberg (born 1965), Swedish curler *

Katja Nyberg Katja Johanna Alice Nyberg (born 24 August 1979) is a naturalized Norwegian handball player, currently retired. She played 99 games and scored 321 goals for the Norwegian national team during her career. With the Norwegian team she won a gold ...

(born 1979), Norwegian handball player * Lars Nyberg (born 1951), Swedish Civilekonom and CEO of TeliaSonera *

Lina Nyberg Lina Nyberg (born 27 February 1970) is a Swedish jazz singer and composer. She has composed works for string quartet, big band, and symphony orchestra. She is married to the Swedish jazz clarinettist and saxophonist Fredrik Ljungkvist. Career ...

(born 1970), Swedish jazz singer * Mary Ann Nyberg (1923–1979), American costume designer *

Nico Nyberg Nico Nyberg (born September 7, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played with Espoo Blues in the Finnish Liiga. Nyberg made his SM-liiga debut playing with Espoo Blu ...

(born 1993), Finnish ice hockey player *

René Nyberg Ernst René Anselm Nyberg (born 13 February 1946, in Helsinki) is a long-time Finnish diplomat and a former CEO of the East Office consultancy company. He retired in 2013. Nyberg graduated from a German school of Helsinki in 1965 and a bachelor o ...

(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

References

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