Albrecht Surname

4,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Albrecht Surname Definition:

(Ger.) = Albert, q.v. in Dict.

Albrecht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany85,0481:94763
United States24,3021:14,9151,872
Brazil3,9001:54,8912,098
Switzerland2,8611:2,871359
Austria2,8421:2,996290
France2,3531:28,2293,435
Poland2,1191:17,9372,657
Canada1,7271:21,3352,936
Australia1,7071:15,8152,234
Argentina1,6921:25,2622,125
Czechia1,1361:9,3601,222
South Africa1,1021:49,1636,250
Belgium7201:15,9682,445
Hungary7071:13,8841,560
Netherlands4881:34,6055,787
England3781:147,40214,157
Denmark3511:16,0821,579
Finland2141:25,6863,530
Chile1981:88,9723,436
Sweden1981:49,7313,847
Thailand1961:360,40063,106
Paraguay1501:48,2451,410
New Zealand1261:35,9396,159
Peru1191:267,09310,664
Spain1181:396,20421,717
Mexico871:1,426,73815,813
Italy821:745,81361,559
Philippines791:1,281,49697,319
Slovakia781:68,41613,286
Norway751:68,5649,650
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Croatia491:86,29814,514
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Estonia381:34,7846,408
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Venezuela341:888,35513,981
Uruguay331:103,99310,112
Israel321:267,42624,032
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
China111:124,301,9616,553
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Wales81:386,81619,671
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Swaziland41:324,550996
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Comoros11:749,524685
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3961:20,9592,642

Albrecht (31,606) may also be a first name.

Albrecht Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) = Albert, q.v. in Dict.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Noble and Famous” in Old German (Adalberht). Other version is Albert.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

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

(Saxon.) The same as Albert—All—bright.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Albrecht Last Name Facts

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

Albrecht (Arabic: ألبرشت, Russian: Албречт) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Albrecht? popularity and diffusion

The surname Albrecht is the 4,147th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,693 people. The last name Albrecht is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Albrecht are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Albrecht is also the 26,792nd most widespread given name globally, held by 31,606 people.

Albrecht is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 85,048 people, or 1 in 947. In Germany Albrecht is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 13 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in 99 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Albrecht Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Albrecht has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Albrecht surname grew 1,014 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 425 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 633 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 600 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Albrecht Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Albrecht surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Albrecht last name are 16.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Albrecht earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.34% less than the national average, earning 299,908 kr per year; in Peru they earn 158.29% more than the national average, earning S/. 50,069 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning R 275,748 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $23,040,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $46,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $52,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aelbrecht941,985/
Ahlbrecht941,345/
Albrechts94317/
Galbrecht94193/
Aalbrecht9493/
Halbrecht9450/
Albreicht9444/
Albrechtt9415/
Albrescht9410/
Albrechst948/
Allbrecht947/
Albretcht945/
Albreacht943/
Albrrecht943/
Albriecht942/
Alhbrecht942/
Albraecht940/
Albreht93630/
Albrech93465/
Albrect9358/
Gallbrecht8913/
Haelbrecht898/
Hallbrecht890/
Albracht881,138/
Elbrecht881,115/
Albrekht88977/
Albrycht88737/
Olbrecht88387/
Albricht88118/
Albretch8828/
Albreche8819/
Albrehts886/
Albrehte885/
Albrechd883/
Albrocht882/
Albrechp881/
Albrezht881/
Albrectt881/
Albrechh881/
Alvrecht881/
Albrechs881/
Albreeht880/
Ahlbrect880/
Albreach880/
Albret86631/
Albrechtová841,192/
Albrechtova848/
Olbrechts821,156/
Helbrecht82248/
Eilbrecht82189/
Holbrecht82158/
Halbreich82157/
Ohlbrecht8286/
Halbriech8238/
Ellbrecht8213/
Halbrycht8210/
Ahlbracht829/
Albreisch827/
Halbracht826/
Halbreict821/
Ahlbreche821/
Albreitch821/
Allbracht821/
Almprecht821/
Albrichtd820/
Olbreicht820/
Galbricht820/
Aulbricht820/
Allbretch820/
Halbricht820/
Eulbrecht820/
Allbricht820/
Golbrecht820/
Ahlbricht820/
Albrich80585/
Albrych8064/
Albrets8034/
Albriet8024/
Albreit8016/
Albrest8013/
Albrett8012/
Albreth807/
Halbret804/
Olbrech803/
Galbret802/
Albriht801/
Albredt801/
Albrejt801/
Albrhet801/
Albreah801/
Albreeh801/
Eilebrecht78156/
Holbrechts7885/
Oehlbrecht7821/
Hellbrecht787/
Galbraicht780/
Helbreicht780/
Albre77152/
Elbracht751,077/
Olbricht75994/
Olbrycht75695/
Olbracht7591/
Halbrich7537/
Galbrest7537/
Albreste7534/
Albrikht7522/
Elbrycht7517/
Allbrett7514/
Olbrekht7512/
Albreish7512/
Ölbracht758/
D'Albret757/
Albrisch757/
Albresth754/
Halbrych753/
Aulbrich752/
Albrisht752/
Galbreat751/
Albreahs751/
Albrgiht751/
Ahlbreth751/
Albreher751/
Albraich751/
Allbriht750/
Galbrett750/
Albrgeth750/
Elbricht750/
Holbrech750/
Elbrocht750/
Olbretch750/
Albreast750/
Eillebrecht7498/
Olbrechtová7472/
Olbrechtova741/
Albres71249/
Eilbracht71245/
Oelbracht7171/
Albrey7162/
Galbreith7141/
Ellbracht7139/
Golbricht7124/
Holbreich7123/
Albree7116/
Uilbricht7116/
Albrez7111/
Albreu718/
Albrih717/
Albred715/
Albrit715/
Alvret714/
Galbraich713/
Albrea713/
Gallbreth711/
Halbreath711/
Allbreath711/
Helbricht711/
Albretová711/
Albrje711/
Halbraich711/
Albrex711/
Halbre711/
Galbredth710/
Allbre710/
Galbreeth710/
Albrei710/
Gailbrett710/
Eilbricht710/
Olbrich6710,563/
Olbrych671,021/
Albrite67119/
Halbryt6752/
Albress6729/
Albrish6718/
Gallbreath677/
Albrice676/
Albritt674/
Albryte673/
Halbrey673/
Albreus673/
Albrith672/
Albrese672/
Olbriht672/
Holbret671/
Galbrea671/
Albrychová671/
Hellbricht671/
Oehlbracht671/
Albreed671/
Albries671/
Allbrey670/
Albrist670/
Galbrit670/
Aulbrit670/
Albrees670/
Olbreth670/
Allbrez670/

Albrecht Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Albrecht in the Russian language
Албречтalbrect-
Albrecht in the Arabic language
ألبرشتalbrsht-
البرشتalbrsht-
البرختalbrkht-

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Albrecht Reference & Research

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