Nyberg (surname)

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. 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