Engelbert Surname

146,534th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Engelbert Surname Definition:

(Ger.) see Engel1, and + Old Saxon berht, O.H.Ger. beraht, ‘bright,’ 'glorious,’ &c.

Engelbert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0911:332,22630,068
Germany9361:86,01010,870
Netherlands3381:49,9628,561
France1321:503,20270,199
Tanzania791:670,14739,342
Sweden661:149,19310,483
Belgium651:176,87123,883
Canada491:751,95159,756
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Namibia411:58,7666,768
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Austria251:340,61736,996
England211:2,653,24194,788
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

Engelbert (41,083) may also be a first name.

Engelbert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) see Engel1, and + Old Saxon berht, O.H.Ger. beraht, ‘bright,’ 'glorious,’ &c.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Engelbert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Engelbert (Marathi: एंगलबर्ट, Russian: Энгельберт) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Engelbert? popularity and diffusion

The last name Engelbert is the 146,534th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,409,106 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Engelbert live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 21,728th most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 41,083 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,091 people, or 1 in 332,226. In The United States Engelbert is primarily concentrated in: California, where 7 percent are found, Colorado, where 7 percent are found and Kansas, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Engelbert occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 11 percent are found.

Engelbert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Engelbert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Engelbert surname expanded 852 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Engelbert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Engelbert last name are 11.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Engelbert earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.77% more than the national average, earning $49,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.86% more than the national average, earning $63,026 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Engelbert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Engelbert in the Marathi language
एंगलबर्टengalabarta50
एंगेलबटर्engelabatar50
Engelbert in the Russian language
Энгельбертengelbert-

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