Alber Surname
Approximately 15,030 people bear this surname
Alber Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Albert (noble, bright).
Alber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,320 | 1:15,133 | 1,991 |
| United States | 2,759 | 1:131,373 | 13,835 |
| Egypt | 2,563 | 1:35,870 | 3,759 |
| Italy | 1,339 | 1:45,673 | 8,218 |
| Austria | 697 | 1:12,217 | 1,709 |
| Philippines | 506 | 1:200,076 | 31,588 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Switzerland | 197 | 1:41,690 | 5,856 |
| Israel | 162 | 1:52,825 | 6,901 |
| Indonesia | 146 | 1:905,816 | 67,732 |
| Turkey | 123 | 1:632,694 | 33,456 |
| Denmark | 111 | 1:50,853 | 5,233 |
| France | 103 | 1:644,881 | 83,663 |
| Estonia | 77 | 1:17,166 | 2,887 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Poland | 33 | 1:1,151,780 | 76,152 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Taiwan | 32 | 1:732,648 | 5,233 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Liechtenstein | 20 | 1:1,919 | 202 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 376 | 1:133,560 | 12,731 |
The alternate forms: Albér (41) & Albèr (13) are calculated separately.
Alber (13,152) may also be a first name.
Alber Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Albert (noble, bright).
Alber Demographics
Average Alber Salary in
United States
$49,814 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Alber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alber Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alber (Georgian: ალბერ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻟﺒﻴﺮ, Marathi: बेर, Oriya: ଆଲବର, Russian: Альбер) occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant: Albér or Albèr. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alber? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 35,176th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 484,867 people. The surname Alber is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Alber live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 50,870th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 13,152 people.
Alber is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 5,320 people, or 1 in 15,133. In Germany Alber is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 71 percent live, Bavaria, where 10 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent live. Barring Germany Alber exists in 82 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Egypt, where 17 percent live.
Alber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Alber has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alber surname grew 734 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 875 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Alber Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Alber surname are 24.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.25% registered with the political party.
The amount Alber earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 15.45% more than the national average, earning $49,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.91% more than the national average, earning $55,102 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alber Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alber in the Georgian language | ||
| ალბერ | alber | - |
| Alber in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆଲବର | alabara | - |
| Alber in the Marathi language | ||
| बेर | bera | - |
| Alber in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻟﺒﻴﺮ | albyr | 50 |
| ﺃﻟﺒﻴﺮ | albyr | 50 |
| Alber in the Russian language | ||
| Альбер | alber | - |
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Alber Reference & Research
Albers DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Albers FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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