Erb Surname
Approximately 22,235 people bear this surname
Erb Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Arpus, a pet form of names beginning with Erbe (inheritance), as Erbhart an Arbrich.
Erb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,311 | 1:29,442 | 3,651 |
| Germany | 4,084 | 1:19,712 | 2,602 |
| Switzerland | 1,914 | 1:4,291 | 620 |
| France | 1,483 | 1:44,789 | 5,693 |
| Canada | 1,366 | 1:26,973 | 3,591 |
| Italy | 179 | 1:341,657 | 40,927 |
| Hungary | 166 | 1:59,134 | 6,173 |
| Austria | 161 | 1:52,891 | 8,326 |
| England | 97 | 1:574,413 | 34,909 |
| Australia | 94 | 1:287,188 | 25,495 |
| New Zealand | 71 | 1:63,779 | 9,777 |
| Argentina | 64 | 1:667,866 | 46,303 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 1:6,396 | 809 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,364 | 1:21,243 | 2,670 |
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.
Erb Demographics
Average Male Erb Height
177.36 cm
Average Female Erb Height
164.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Erb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Erb is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Erb click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erb? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 24,327th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 327,751 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 172 people.
Erb is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 12,311 people, or 1 in 29,442. In The United States Erb is most numerous in: Ohio, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States Erb exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent live and Switzerland, where 9 percent live.
Erb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Erb has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 those bearing the Erb surname are 18.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.55% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herb | 86 | 9,270 | / |
| Erbs | 86 | 2,812 | / |
| Gerb | 86 | 707 | / |
| Șerb | 86 | 77 | / |
| Erbì | 86 | 41 | / |
| Jerb | 86 | 4 | / |
| Aerb | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yerb | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ierb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eerb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Esrb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Erbd | 86 | 1 | / |
| Errb | 86 | 0 | / |
| Earb | 86 | 0 | / |
| Etrhb | 75 | 226 | / |
| Herbd | 75 | 77 | / |
| Herbs | 75 | 63 | / |
| Herbt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Haerb | 75 | 7 | / |
| Herbz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hearb | 75 | 4 | / |
| Erbss | 75 | 3 | / |
| Herrb | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jeirb | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yerbt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eireb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eereb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heirb | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hierb | 75 | 0 | / |
| Yoerb | 75 | 0 | / |
| Erp | 67 | 1,201 | / |
| Jeireb | 67 | 352 | / |
| Arb | 67 | 347 | / |
| Orb | 67 | 329 | / |
| Erf | 67 | 173 | / |
| Erbova | 67 | 71 | / |
| Erbová | 67 | 65 | / |
| Erw | 67 | 16 | / |
| Erv | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yrb | 67 | 11 | / |
| Irb | 67 | 11 | / |
| Erbsch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jrb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Heereb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hearbs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herbsh | 67 | 0 | / |
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