Forsberg

As of 2014, 62.5% of all known bearers of the surname Forsberg were residents of Sweden (frequency 1:590), 22.5% of the United States (1:60,128), 3.8% of Norway (1:5,096), 3.7% of Finland (1:5,547), 2.7% of Canada (1:50,339) and 2.1% of Denmark (1:10,062).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:590) in the following counties:

• 1. Västernorrland (1:202)
• 2. Västerbotten (1:226)
• 3. Norrbotten (1:304)
• 4. Gävleborg (1:329)
• 5. Jämtland (1:376)
• 6. Uppsala (1:392)
• 7. Dalarna (1:422)
• 8. Västmanland (1:459)
• 9. Örebro (1:483)
• 10. Värmland (1:523)

In Norway, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,096) in the following regions:

• 1. Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1:2,214)
• 2. Eastern Norway (1:3,658)
• 3. Northern Norway (1:5,053)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1:5,547) in the following regions:^[1]

• 1. Ostrobothnia (1:2,317)
• 2. Åland (1:2,484)
• 3. Central Ostrobothnia (1:2,572)
• 4. Uusimaa (1:3,095)
• 5. Kainuu (1:4,779)
• 6. Kymenlaakso (1:4,883)
• 7. Päijänne Tavastia (1:5,415)

• Amanda Forsberg (1846–?), Swedish ballerina
• Anton Forsberg (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player
• Bengt Forsberg (born 1952), Swedish classical pianist
• Billy Forsberg (born 1988), British speedway rider
• Carl Johan Forsberg (1868–1938), Swedish painter
• Chris Forsberg (born 1982), American racecar driver
• Chuck Forsberg (1944–2015), American computer specialist
• Emelie Forsberg (born 1986), Swedish trail runner and ski mountaineer
• Emil Forsberg (born 1991), Swedish footballer
• Eric Forsberg (born 1966), American screenwriter and director
• Filip Forsberg (born 1994), Swedish ice hockey player
• Franklin S. Forsberg (1905–2002), American publisher and U.S. ambassador to Sweden
• Henrik Forsberg (born 1967), Swedish cross-country skier and biathlete
• Josephine Forsberg (1921–2011), American writer and pioneer in improvisation at The Second City
• Kevin Forsberg (born 1934), American systems engineer
• Lars Lennart Forsberg (1933–2012), Swedish film director
• Linda Forsberg (born 1985), Swedish footballer
• Magdalena Forsberg (born 1967), Swedish athlete
• Michael Forsberg, American photographer
• Peter Forsberg (born 1973), Swedish ice hockey player
• Randall Forsberg (1943–2007), Gandhi Peace Award recipient
• Rolf Forsberg (1925–2017), American actor, writer and filmmaker
• Sara Forsberg (born 1994), Finnish singer, comedian, actress, and YouTube personality
• Thomas Forsberg (1966–2004), Swedish musician, known as Quorthon