Albers Surname

12,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Albers Surname Definition:

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

Albers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany22,6811:3,549381
United States14,4761:25,0393,149
Netherlands5,6371:2,996231
Canada7301:50,4736,121
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Brazil3531:606,44322,594
Belgium2941:39,1046,403
Denmark2571:21,9642,224
South Africa2541:213,29822,519
Australia1431:188,78118,817
France1171:567,71676,560
Switzerland1161:70,8018,449
Sweden1021:96,5377,015
England921:605,63136,119
Austria731:116,65016,371
Argentina601:712,39048,679
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Spain481:974,00136,812
Venezuela391:774,46412,743
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Ecuador241:662,74412,125
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Curaçao191:8,276277
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Israel171:503,39037,521
Norway141:367,30634,015
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Swaziland41:324,550996
Liechtenstein31:12,7931,395
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2781:39,2954,640

Albers (102) may also be a first name.

Albers 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

Albers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Albers (Arabic: البرس, Russian: Альберс) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Albers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,159th most commonly used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 157,715 people. The surname Albers is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Albers live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 935,178th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 102 people.

Albers is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 22,681 people, or 1 in 3,549. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 45 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent reside and Hamburg, where 7 percent reside. Barring Germany Albers exists in 64 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 12 percent reside.

Albers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Albers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 288 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Albers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Albers last name are 23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Albers earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning 345,349 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.63% more than the national average, earning R 426,876 per year; in United States they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $47,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $50,797 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aalbers923,526/
Aelbers92227/
Alberse92109/
Aulbers9239/
Halbers9220/
Allbers923/
Albetrs921/
Albiers921/
Alberst921/
Aslbers920/
Alberrs920/
Albears920/
Albeers920/
Aalberse8665/
Halbeers861/
Haulbers860/
Elbers835,259/
Albors831,489/
Alvers83457/
Olbers83397/
Albars8316/
Alwers834/
Albirs831/
Halbersdt801/
Ahlvers77500/
Helbers77249/
Alberch77211/
Oelbers7733/
Olbersh7710/
Alverås779/
Halvers776/
Albarsh771/
Alberce771/
Alhvers771/
Ahlbors771/
Alverzs771/
Allvers771/
Eilbers771/
Alluers770/
Albercht7152/
Alberche715/
Asselbersch711/
Alempers711/
Albertje710/
Olvers6777/
Elbars6731/
Aalbercht671/
Hallberch671/
Alvirs670/

Albers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Albers in the Russian language
Альберсalbers-
Albers in the Arabic language
البرسalbrs-

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Albers 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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