Ehrenberger Surname

233,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Ehrenberger Surname User-submission:

Ehrenberger is a German surname meaning 'from the honored mountain'. It comes from the words ehren, meaning 'honored', or 'beautiful', and berg, meaning 'mountain'.

Ehrenberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria4461:19,0932,960
Germany4361:184,64621,532
United States3641:995,76673,638
Czechia3481:30,5564,955
Hungary741:132,65212,253
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Ehrenberger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ehrenberger is a German surname meaning 'from the honored mountain'. It comes from the words ehren, meaning 'honored', or 'beautiful', and berg, meaning 'mountain'.

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Ehrenberger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ehrenberger has its highest incidence in Austria. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehrenberger? popularity and diffusion

It is the 233,723rd most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,224,664 people. The last name Ehrenberger occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Ehrenberger reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Austria, where it is borne by 446 people, or 1 in 19,093. In Austria it is most frequent in: Vienna, where 41 percent live, Lower Austria, where 28 percent live and Upper Austria, where 15 percent live. Other than Austria Ehrenberger is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Ehrenberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ehrenberger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ehrenberger last name rose 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ehrenberger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ehrenberger are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.06% being registered with the party.

Ehrenberger earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.61% more than the national average, earning $56,788 USD per year.

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