Erath Surname

175,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Erath Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3121:61,3617,883
United States5411:669,98053,416
Austria4271:19,9423,101
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
France311:2,142,668174,004
India181:42,614,743461,117
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

The alternate forms: Eráth (19) are calculated separately.

Erath (34) may also be a first name.

Erath Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erath is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Eráth. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Erath? popularity and diffusion

The surname Erath is the 175,490th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,985,476 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Erath live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,775,424th most widespread given name on earth, held by 34 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 1,312 people, or 1 in 61,361. In Germany Erath is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 75 percent live, Bavaria, where 15 percent live and Hesse, where 2 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Austria, where 17 percent live.

Erath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Erath has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 470 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Erath Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Erath surname are 19.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Erath earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.1% less than the national average, earning 262,664 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eráth9319/
Herath91142,366/
Errath91214/
Earath91102/
Ehrath9165/
Erauth9116/
Aerath912/
Eerath911/
Erasth911/
Erathe911/
Ereath910/
Erat897,504/
Hearath831,033/
Hierath83290/
Hoerath83147/
Herrath8335/
Heirath8327/
Heerath8313/
Heyrath839/
Gerhath835/
Eerathe831/
Eesrath831/
Herathe831/
Jeerath831/
Heraith830/
Ehreath830/
Herat805,868/
Ehrat801,337/
Esrat801,113/
Ergat80477/
Gerat80465/
Erait80319/
Erhat80102/
Arath8096/
Eraut8092/
Eratt8076/
Erast8076/
Eirat8063/
Errat8049/
Erate8043/
Etrat8035/
Eroth8032/
Eratz8027/
Earat8024/
Eerat8016/
Orath8015/
Erzat8014/
Eraat8014/
Aerat8010/
Irath808/
Erats804/
Eradt803/
Jrath801/
Eurat801/
Ejrat801/
Heisrath7774/
Heratsch7712/
Heeraath773/
Herrathe772/
Herathdh771/
Hereathe770/
Eraste736,241/
Heraut73745/
Horath73716/
Hörath73586/
Harath73347/
Erooth73249/
Erratt73222/
Hejrat73219/
Hergat73187/
Geraut73128/
Ereaut73123/
Herrat73108/
Gerhat73103/
Heroth73100/
Geráth7376/
Jeerat7375/
Haerat7373/
Ajrath7342/
Eyraut7340/
Erautt7338/
Jirath7334/
Eraite7332/
Herajt7328/
Hierat7319/
Eerate7318/
Hirath7317/
Irauth7315/
Ereuth7314/
Heyrat7312/
Errait7311/
Heerat7310/
Ehradt7310/
Eirate7310/
Heirat739/
Erháth739/
Gerrat738/
Herait738/
Erotch738/
Geradt737/
Eratte736/
Easrat735/
Geerat735/
Erhast735/
Heratt735/
Irathe734/
Erhadt734/
Hearat733/
Esratz733/
Arauth733/
Aarath733/
Herate733/
Errate733/
Erouth732/
Erothe732/
Earhat732/
Heradh732/
Erahat732/
Arrath732/
Eirait732/
Ergaut732/
Erhatt732/
Hesrat732/
Ethrat732/
Earoth731/
Geratt731/
Aeroth731/
Arathd731/
Eurrat731/
Gerait731/
Hetrat731/
Hereat731/
Geyrat731/
Gergat731/
Errahd731/
Eerait731/
Hgerat731/
Earate731/
Esrrat731/
Yrasth731/
Esraat731/
Heraat731/
Heradt731/
Ehratt730/
Ehrhat730/
Eratts730/
Araith730/
Herats730/
Arat6714,144/
Erot675,004/
Harrath672,668/
Orat67784/
Erad67556/
Heyroth67478/
Irat67438/
Herraut67250/
Hohrath67116/
Gerratt67115/
Hergatt67113/
Arrauth67108/
Eratova67100/
Yrat6783/
Heiroth6747/
Gergaut6742/
Herratt6721/
Gerháth6721/
Gerhadt6720/
Heratte6717/
Hajrath6715/
Herrate6714/
Eratová6714/
Horrath6711/
Erauste6711/
Etrouth679/
Erát679/
Hergoth677/
Ehrhadt677/
Heyraut675/
Jitrath675/
Earatte674/
Hereast674/
Jrat674/
Erraste674/
Heetrat674/
Gireath673/
Herzhat673/
Hairath672/
Herhadt672/
Hieráth672/
Yorhath671/
Hereatt671/
Jirathe671/
Ittrath671/
Hijrath671/
Horeath671/
Earhadt671/
Earheat671/
Gairath671/
Haraith671/
Haeroth671/
Aharath671/
Arahath671/
Hieroth671/
Hiraath671/
Hesraat671/
Herrast671/
Hiratch671/
Herhast671/
Heraust671/
Geeradt671/
Gereaut671/
Eirouth671/
Arrayth671/
Heherat671/
Herrrat671/
Heraudt671/
Arrhath671/
Ehrgatt670/
Hoeroth670/
Gerhatt670/
Ehraadt670/
Hoyrath670/
Hareath670/

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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 Erath
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