Ehrhardt Surname

22,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ehrhardt Surname Definition:

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

Ehrhardt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany16,2861:4,943593
United States4,3421:83,4779,458
France1,5261:43,5275,496
Brazil6261:341,97213,129
Canada1621:227,44221,827
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Switzerland751:109,50611,444
Denmark651:86,8428,367
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Austria481:177,40522,887
Portugal471:221,6658,706
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Australia411:658,43245,385
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England231:2,422,52489,093
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Colombia161:2,985,88014,490
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Norway81:642,78647,258
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
China21:683,660,78330,601
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6381:78,7138,322

Ehrhardt (426) may also be a first name.

Ehrhardt 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

Ehrhardt Last Name Facts

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

Ehrhardt is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehrhardt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ehrhardt is the 22,885th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 307,375 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Ehrhardt are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ehrhardt is also the 416,125th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 426 people.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 16,286 people, or 1 in 4,943. In Germany it is primarily found in: Thuringia, where 19 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Ehrhardt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ehrhardt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ehrhardt surname expanded 681 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ehrhardt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ehrhardt surname are 19.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ehrhardt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.06% less than the national average, earning 328,567 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.77% less than the national average, earning R 121,752 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.39% less than the national average, earning $21,932,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $47,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $55,214 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ehrahardt944/
Ehhrhardt941/
Ehrhartdt941/
Erhardt9315,027/
Ehrhart935,293/
Ehrhard933,038/
Ehrardt9328/
Gerhardt8832,043/
Herhardt88253/
Ehrheart88102/
Earhardt8872/
Eerhardt8844/
Erahardt8822/
Erhardts8813/
Errhardt883/
Ehrhartt883/
Ehrahart882/
Gehrardt882/
Ehrahard881/
Ehrahrdt881/
Ehrhartd881/
Ehrharth881/
Ehrherdt881/
Ehrhhart881/
Erhhardt881/
Erhardth881/
Ehrhardp881/
Ehhrhard881/
Erharhdt881/
Aerhardt880/
Eurhardt880/
Ahrhardt880/
Erhard869,149/
Erhart868,579/
Erardt8688/
Ehrard8637/
Ehrart865/
Ehrhardtová844/
Geerhardt8224/
Gerheardt823/
Gerhartdt822/
Earhardts821/
Gerhaardt821/
Gerhardtt821/
Aerheardt820/
Eyrehardt820/
Gerhard8016,004/
Gerhart807,624/
Earhart805,194/
Ergardt80794/
Eerhart80269/
Eirhart80123/
Eerhard80122/
Gerardt8068/
Erhards8060/
Harhart8052/
Herhart8032/
Herhard8026/
Erhartt8020/
Herardt8020/
Errardt8010/
Erharth808/
Earhard807/
Arhardt805/
Ahrhart803/
Hirhart803/
Erhartd803/
Erheart802/
Erherdt802/
Ehrgart802/
Orhardt801/
Erheard801/
Erhhard801/
Aerhart801/
Gehrart801/
Erharts801/
Ehrartt801/
Erahart801/
Ehraart800/
Eurhart800/
Ehrhert800/
Erhordt800/
Erharhd800/
Ierhart800/
Erhardtová7845/
Erhardtova784/
Erard773,998/
Erart7745/
Geerhart75369/
Earheart75214/
Gergardt7595/
Gerheart7574/
Airhardt7533/
Girhardt7514/
Gerhartt7511/
Hearhart755/
Herherdt754/
Earhaert751/
Hairhart751/
Gerrhard751/
Gerhartd751/
Gerhárdt751/
Gerharrd751/
Gerrhart750/
Aerheart750/
Gerard7199,255/
Herard714,602/
Errard711,112/
Ergart71473/
Hirard71259/
Arhart71182/
Erhartová71171/
Horard71154/
Eyrard71116/
Ergard71102/
Gerart7167/
Erarte7155/
Hérard7149/
Erhardová7126/
Heerhartz7122/
Eurard7121/
Erhert7121/
Herart716/
Herrherdt715/
Ierard714/
Eirard712/
Horart711/
Erzard711/
Erherd711/
Geerheart711/
Erartt711/
Erhartova711/
Eraert711/
Erartd711/
Esrard711/
Erhord710/
Arhard710/
Ehrert710/
Hirart710/
Heirheart710/
Gerrard6715,957/
Airhart671,428/
Herrard67166/
Herartt67145/
Gergart6791/
Herhert6788/
Herarte6767/
Errarte6762/
Ayrhart6758/
Gergard6727/
Arheart6726/
Girhard6725/
Geraurd6722/
Geerard6714/
Herarth6713/
Hayrard6712/
Gerarrd6710/
Heurard6710/
Hierard678/
Errarth678/
Horrard676/
Gerhort674/
Gerhárt674/
Herrart673/
Erairte673/
Girhart672/
Erearte672/
Gerrart672/
Horarth671/
Earhert671/
Gerajrd671/
Gereard671/
Jeerard671/
Öhrgard671/
Geerart671/
Geĭrard671/
Ergarth671/
Errrard671/
Erahrdt671/
Earhort670/
Arharrt670/
Eurrard670/
Arherdt670/
Arahart670/
Hearard670/
Ehrgord670/
Arrhart670/

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Ehrhardt Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ehrhardt
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