Erb Surname

24,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Erb Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Arpus, a pet form of names beginning with Erbe (inheritance), as Erbhart an Arbrich.

Erb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,3111:29,4423,651
Germany4,0841:19,7122,602
Switzerland1,9141:4,291620
France1,4831:44,7895,693
Canada1,3661:26,9733,591
Italy1791:341,65740,927
Hungary1661:59,1346,173
Austria1611:52,8918,326
England971:574,41334,909
Australia941:287,18825,495
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
Argentina641:667,86646,303
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
India61:127,844,230863,365
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Monaco11:37,0664,748
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3641:21,2432,670

Erb (172) may also be a first name.

Erb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Arpus, a pet form of names beginning with Erbe (inheritance), as Erbhart an Arbrich.

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

Erb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Erb is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erb? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,327th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 327,751 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Erb reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 696,764th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 172 people.

Erb is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 12,311 people, or 1 in 29,442. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 8 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent are found and Switzerland, where 9 percent are found.

Erb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Erb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Erb last name expanded 521 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 323 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Erb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Erb are 18.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Erb earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.11% less than the national average, earning R 154,200 per year; in United States they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $43,832 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.89% more than the national average, earning $50,124 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herb869,270/
Erbs862,812/
Gerb86707/
Șerb8677/
Erbì8641/
Jerb864/
Aerb862/
Yerb862/
Ierb861/
Eerb861/
Esrb861/
Erbd861/
Errb860/
Earb860/
Etrhb75226/
Herbd7577/
Herbs7563/
Herbt759/
Haerb757/
Herbz754/
Hearb754/
Erbss753/
Herrb753/
Jeirb752/
Yerbt751/
Eireb751/
Eereb751/
Heirb750/
Hierb750/
Yoerb750/
Erp671,201/
Jeireb67352/
Arb67347/
Orb67329/
Erf67173/
Erbova6771/
Erbová6765/
Erw6716/
Erv6715/
Yrb6711/
Irb6711/
Erbsch674/
Jrb674/
Heereb674/
Hearbs671/
Herbsh670/

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