Engelhardt Surname

13,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Engelhardt Surname Definition:

(Ger.) see Engel1, and + Old Teutonic hart, hard, ‘hard,’ ‘brave.’

Engelhardt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany31,4011:2,564249
United States7,0521:51,3986,196
Brazil6341:337,65712,976
Canada3971:92,81010,160
Denmark3621:15,5931,520
Austria3371:25,2683,992
Australia2811:96,07010,909
Netherlands2451:68,92711,758
France2281:291,32844,676
Switzerland1651:49,7756,608
Poland1601:237,55530,437
Hungary1421:69,1297,091
Sweden941:104,7537,572
Argentina851:502,86437,103
Romania521:386,11332,215
England441:1,266,32057,817
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Curaçao421:3,74485
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Israel291:295,09125,768
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Norway201:257,11427,149
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Aruba181:5,749789
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Wales151:206,30213,003
Finland121:458,05828,977
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
China91:151,924,6187,954
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Namibia31:803,13415,170
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4731:106,17110,660

Engelhardt (108) may also be a first name.

Engelhardt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) see Engel1, and + Old Teutonic hart, hard, ‘hard,’ ‘brave.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Descendant of Engelhard (angel, hard).

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

Engelhardt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Engelhardt is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Engelhardt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,271st most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 172,900 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Engelhardt live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe. Engelhardt is also the 904,892nd most frequently used first name globally It is held by 108 people.

The surname Engelhardt is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 31,401 people, or 1 in 2,564. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 25 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Germany Engelhardt is found in 70 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Engelhardt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Engelhardt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,491 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 293 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Engelhardt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Engelhardt last name are 12.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Engelhardt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 33.12% less than the national average, earning 231,454 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.91% more than the national average, earning R 363,384 per year; in United States they earn 8.68% more than the national average, earning $46,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.01% more than the national average, earning $54,655 CAD per year.

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