Alber Surname

35,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Alber Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Albert (noble, bright).

Alber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,3201:15,1331,991
United States2,7591:131,37313,835
Egypt2,5631:35,8703,759
Italy1,3391:45,6738,218
Austria6971:12,2171,709
Philippines5061:200,07631,588
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Switzerland1971:41,6905,856
Israel1621:52,8256,901
Indonesia1461:905,81667,732
Turkey1231:632,69433,456
Denmark1111:50,8535,233
France1031:644,88183,663
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Canada731:504,73442,927
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
England351:1,591,94567,242
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Taiwan321:732,6485,233
Australia301:899,85754,700
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Liechtenstein201:1,919202
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
China51:273,464,31313,838
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3761:133,56012,731

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Alber Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alber Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Alber (Georgian: ალბერ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻟﺒﻴﺮ, Marathi: बेर, Oriya: ଆଲବର, Russian: Альбер) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Albér or Albèr. For other possible spellings of Alber click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alber? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 35,176th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 484,867 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 common first name internationally, held by 13,152 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 5,320 people, or 1 in 15,133. In Germany Alber is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 71 percent are found, Bavaria, where 10 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 82 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Egypt, where 17 percent are found.

Alber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Alber has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Alber last name are 24.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.25% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Albér9341/
Albèr9313/
Albert91249,264/
Albear911,234/
Albeer91344/
Halber91276/
Albier91260/
Albeir91220/
Alberd91111/
Galber9171/
Albere9146/
Alberh919/
Alberz912/
Alberr912/
Allber911/
Alberp911/
Albetr911/
Alhber911/
Albe892,880/
Halbert838,943/
Allbert83189/
Aulbert83160/
Albhere83153/
Alberre8338/
Albertt8330/
Ahlbeer8319/
Albeart838/
Aalbert837/
Halberr837/
Albertd836/
Gailber834/
Albhear834/
Alberdt833/
Alberht832/
Al'bert832/
Alberrt832/
Ailbert832/
Halbher832/
Halberh832/
Halbere831/
Ahlberd831/
Albeert831/
Ajlbert831/
Albertì831/
Alberzh831/
Alhbere831/
Albhert831/
Ahlbere831/
Ealbert830/
Hailber830/
Alver807,069/
Albee803,804/
Halbe803,269/
Albes801,663/
Albea801,442/
Albet801,189/
Albir80863/
Albei80805/
Albez80794/
Elber80638/
Galbe80487/
Albie80306/
Olber80294/
Albey80230/
Alwer80187/
Albed8029/
Albeh8017/
Albej806/
Aluer802/
Allbe801/
Albeş801/
Albhe801/
Alhbe801/
Aulbe801/
Albeu800/
Halbherr77302/
Halbheer77279/
Haulbert77261/
Halbeher77109/
Hallbert7793/
D'albert7764/
Albeartt7712/
Alberova779/
Alberová774/
Albeereh774/
Halbeard771/
Healbert771/
Atelbert771/
Halbertt771/
Albehere771/
Alvear7329,321/
Olbert732,464/
Helber731,636/
Allbee731,292/
Albior73673/
Albair73645/
Halver73391/
Alvert73243/
Albeed73242/
Halbes73227/
Eilber73142/
Albest73136/
Albets73118/
Galver73107/
Albech7393/
Galbey7385/
Halbey7375/
Albecz7371/
Albirt7355/
Golber7354/
Holber7354/
Olberz7350/
Albøge7345/
Albeez7339/
Halbie7333/
Albeit7328/
Albåge7323/
Alvere7323/
Hölber7321/
Elberh7317/
Alvier7316/
Halwer7316/
Albess7313/
Albért7313/
Elbeer7310/
Albeat7310/
Allwer739/
Albesh738/
Albedd736/
Alverå736/
Albetd735/
Albeiz734/
Galbir734/
Albeyt734/
Alwear734/
Albett733/
Uilber733/
Alweer733/
Albèrt733/
Halbei733/
Galbej733/
Alveir732/
Albeys732/
Halbet732/
Gailbe732/
Hallbe732/
Alveer732/
Albeas732/
Albird732/
Olberh732/
Alverd731/
Olbear731/
Ealver731/
Ailbee731/
Albeet731/
Albieh731/
Aulbee731/
Elbier731/
Alhbir731/
Albehy731/
Ohlber731/
Halbeș731/
Halbhe731/
Galuer731/
Alouer731/
Albhee731/
Albhir731/
Albeaz731/
Albère731/
Alhbeh731/
Acilbe731/
Albedh731/
Albeih731/
Albeah731/
Alhlbe731/
Allbej731/
Elbher731/
Alwerr731/
Allbes730/
Aulbey730/
Aluert730/
Allver730/
Ellber730/
Allbey730/
Asselberh714/
Alba67156,743/
Holbert678,750/
Albi675,209/
Alby675,158/
Alve673,927/
Albeesh67359/
Olbe67236/
Holberh67191/
Eilbert67114/
Halbeis67103/
Albayır6785/
Albè6781/
Halbirt6763/
Alwerdt6752/
Albé6721/
Halbett6720/
Albecht6720/
Halvert6710/
Alwerth6710/
Albeidh679/
Albeedh679/
Halbech679/
Alweher678/
Helberh677/
Albá676/
D'Albey675/
Ajtlbez675/
Elbehyr674/
Albj673/
Galuher672/
Albeitz672/
Halverd672/
Halbeth672/
Albeest672/
Alveart672/
Alvearz672/
Albí672/
Albă672/
Ailbirt672/
Hoilber671/
Halbuir671/
Hallbea671/
Halvier671/
Alveard671/
Alveerz671/
Alverzs671/
Elbeher671/
Houlber671/
Oulbert671/
Ohlbert671/
Galluer671/
Ahlbech671/
Alveare671/
Allveer671/
Allvere671/
Albeach671/
Albä671/
Albuhie671/
Atelbey671/
Halbieh671/
Albahee671/
Albahie671/
Hailbey670/
Aulbech670/
Oulbear670/
Holbier670/
Halvear670/
Halwere670/
Alwertd670/
Holberd670/
Albheit670/
Allbire670/
Allbirt670/
Haulver670/
Allbyrt670/
Holbere670/
Halbird670/

Alber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alber in the Georgian language
ალბერalber-
Alber in the Oriya language
ଆଲବରalabara-
Alber in the Marathi language
बेरbera-
Alber in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﻟﺒﻴﺮalbyr50
ﺃﻟﺒﻴﺮalbyr50
Alber in the Russian language
Альберalber-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alber
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