Erbe Surname
Approximately 5,507 people bear this surname
Erbe Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Arpus, a pet form of names beginning with Erbe (inheritance), as Erbhart an Arbrich.
Erbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,517 | 1:31,985 | 4,218 |
| United States | 2,292 | 1:158,141 | 16,146 |
| Brazil | 172 | 1:1,244,618 | 42,789 |
| Israel | 124 | 1:69,013 | 8,556 |
| Netherlands | 65 | 1:259,803 | 32,877 |
| Mexico | 49 | 1:2,533,188 | 21,064 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 331 | 1:151,718 | 14,052 |
The alternate forms: Erbé (35) are calculated separately.
Erbe (197) may also be a first name.
Erbe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Arpus, a pet form of names beginning with Erbe (inheritance), as Erbhart an Arbrich.
Erbe Demographics
Average Male Erbe Height
178.04 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Erbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Erbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺭﺏ, Russian: Ербе) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Erbé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erbe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Erbe is the 87,350th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,323,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Erbe are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Erbe is also the 646,152nd most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 197 people.
It is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,517 people, or 1 in 31,985. In Germany Erbe is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 21 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside and Thuringia, where 12 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Erbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Erbe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Erbe surname rose 692 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 390 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Erbe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Erbe surname are 14.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.82% being registered with the party.
The amount Erbe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning 345,317 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning $45,579 USD per year and in Canada they earn 65.77% more than the national average, earning $82,360 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Erbe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Erbe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺭﺏ | arb | - |
| Erbe in the Russian language | ||
| Ербе | erbe | - |
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