Arbeiter Surname

203,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Arbeiter Surname User-submission:

Arbeiter is a German surname meaning 'worker', 'one who works'.

Arbeiter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9281:86,75210,939
United States4801:755,12358,932
Austria2391:35,6295,745
Slovenia1651:15,0773,554
Poland931:408,69643,526
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Israel181:475,42436,085
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Arbeiter Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Arbeiter is a German surname meaning 'worker', 'one who works'.

- germansandwich

Arbeiter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arbeiter is found most in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Arbeiter? popularity and diffusion

Arbeiter is the 203,648th most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,567,081 people. Arbeiter occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Arbeiter live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 928 people, or 1 in 86,752. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent are found, Hesse, where 16 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent are found. Other than Germany Arbeiter exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Austria, where 12 percent are found.

Arbeiter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arbeiter has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Arbeiter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Arbeiter surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Arbeiter earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 12.35% more than the national average, earning $48,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 80.16% more than the national average, earning $89,508 CAD per year.

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