Wassberg

Wassberg Meaning & Origin

About Wassberg
The surname Wassberg is of Swedish origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "wass," meaning water, and "berg," meaning mountain or hill. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Wassberg can be interpreted as "water mountain" or "hill by the water." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived near or on a hill or mountain close to a body of water.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Wassberg is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Wassberg: 111
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 148,347
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Wassberg based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ASPRK
🗽 NYSIIS
WA
🔊 Soundex
W021062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
W AO1 S B ER0 G
🌐 IPA
/wassberg*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ASPRK', 'FSPRK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
W216

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Wassberg in Braille

Here's how to represent Wassberg in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Wassberg in braille

How to sign the name Wassberg using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Wassberg using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Wassberg in sign language

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