Ehret Surname

44,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Monaco

Ehret Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Erhart (honor, brave).

Ehret Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,0781:13,2451,712
United States2,8161:128,71413,604
France2,2701:29,2613,575
Canada1811:203,56719,858
Switzerland1671:49,1796,559
England561:994,96549,531
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Norway61:857,04855,549
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5321:94,3969,653

Ehret (18) may also be a first name.

Ehret Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Erhart (honor, brave).

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

Ehret Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ehret is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ehret.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehret? popularity and diffusion

Ehret is the 44,363rd most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 622,601 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Ehret reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Ehret is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 18 people.

Ehret is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 6,078 people, or 1 in 13,245. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 65 percent are found, Hesse, where 8 percent are found and Bavaria, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and France, where 19 percent are found.

Ehret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ehret has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 529 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ehret Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ehret last name are 10.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Ehret earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.27% less than the national average, earning 203,268 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 29.94% more than the national average, earning R 308,796 per year; in United States they earn 6.17% more than the national average, earning $45,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% more than the national average, earning $49,850 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ehredt91249/
Ehrett91137/
Ehrets9185/
Ehreth9179/
Ehretz912/
Ehriet910/
Eret891,206/
Gehreet830/
Ehrhedt830/
Ehreath830/
Ehrhest830/
Haret806,566/
Heret80497/
Geret80383/
Horet80378/
Ereth80368/
Erete80288/
Hiret80276/
Erett80185/
Erget8076/
Höret8074/
Ereut8072/
Erret8050/
Eyret8041/
Erest8024/
Ehred8018/
Eeret8016/
Ehrit8016/
Etret807/
Eiret805/
Erhet805/
Häret805/
Ereet804/
Eriet803/
Euret802/
Ieret802/
Eredt802/
Erets801/
Ahret801/
Esret801/
Geherett770/
Errett73838/
Höreth73816/
Hereth73778/
Hareth73730/
Herzet73614/
Horeth73379/
Herets73245/
Gerget73200/
Hayret73161/
Heuret73131/
Herret73117/
Hariet73113/
Heriet73105/
Ehritt7388/
Harret7384/
Hirret7371/
Hejret7370/
Heiret7358/
Hieret7350/
Hoiret7350/
Gehred7349/
Ethred7349/
Herete7329/
Herejt7323/
Gereit7322/
Gerret7321/
Hereit7321/
Ereste7320/
Hareet7318/
Earett7316/
Gerett7315/
Ereuth7314/
Häreth7314/
Erreth7313/
Earest7312/
Herhet7312/
Horiet7310/
Erette738/
Hörret738/
Hairet737/
Eareth735/
Herest735/
Eurett734/
Harett733/
Horedt733/
Horret732/
Herett732/
Erecht732/
Etrete732/
Hireth732/
Hareat732/
Hyrets732/
Etreit732/
Horett731/
Heeret731/
Horeat731/
Eatret731/
Ehrhit731/
Eerett731/
Etreet731/
Eredth731/
Gehrit731/
Gerhet731/
Ahreut731/
Yhreet731/
Hareit731/
Ehrite731/
Hereat731/
Haaret731/
Ereite731/
Aharet731/
Eirget731/
Ahreet730/
Hoeret730/
Ergett730/
Hirget730/
Eriett730/
Ereydt730/
Ereath730/
Harriet672,757/
Erit67848/
Herrett67807/
Aret67714/
Harrett67358/
Hergeth67342/
Hergett67277/
Gerrett67275/
Ehricht67251/
Eretová67236/
Hiereth67203/
Gergett6788/
Herreth6775/
Oret6770/
Hoereth6763/
Herhets6749/
Ered6744/
Iret6729/
Heireth6723/
Heareth6720/
Earrett6714/
Harreth6713/
Herzeth676/
Herette675/
Hereast674/
Herrete674/
Gheyret673/
Errhett672/
Herriet671/
Hariett671/
Hesreth671/
Harreat671/
Herrest671/
Hereatt671/
Hearest671/
Ierrett671/
Horeath671/
Earheat671/
Errieth671/
Hareeth671/
Hergedt671/
Jret671/
Heretsz671/
Hairret671/
Eretova671/
Erreste671/
Ahhreth671/
Ereiste671/
Eryt671/
Horrett670/
Gereeth670/
Earieth670/
Hairett670/
Ehrritt670/
Hiriett670/
Hereitt670/
Hoerret670/
Eurrett670/
Harreit670/
Heurett670/
Hyorett670/
Horiett670/
Hareath670/
Erhecht670/

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