Eberlein Surname

63,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Eberlein Surname Definition:

(French, German) Descendant of little Ebilo (boar), or of little Eber, a shortened form of Eberhard (boar, strong).

Eberlein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,2371:12,9081,671
United States1,2061:300,54627,714
Poland751:506,78349,442
Austria641:133,05418,198
Switzerland491:167,61115,447
Canada461:800,99162,809
England371:1,505,89364,828
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Estonia191:69,56912,771
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
France151:4,428,181244,602
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
China41:341,830,39216,990
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:332,57425,759

The alternate forms: Éberlein (14) are calculated separately.

Eberlein (12) may also be a first name.

Eberlein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French, German) Descendant of little Ebilo (boar), or of little Eber, a shortened form of Eberhard (boar, strong).

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

Eberlein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eberlein (Russian: Эберлеин) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Éberlein. Click here for other potential spellings of Eberlein.

How Common Is The Last Name Eberlein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 63,201st most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 919,100 people. The last name Eberlein occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Eberlein live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held forename internationally, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 6,237 people, or 1 in 12,908. In Germany Eberlein is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 37 percent are found, Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Poland, where 1 percent are found.

Eberlein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Eberlein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Eberlein last name increased 799 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Eberlein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Eberlein are 7.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.42% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Eberlein earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.7% less than the national average, earning 340,202 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.99% more than the national average, earning R 418,224 per year; in United States they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $45,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.44% less than the national average, earning $46,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Eberlein Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eberlein in the Russian language
Эберлеинeberlein-

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