Erbe Surname

87,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Erbe Surname Definition:

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

Erbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5171:31,9854,218
United States2,2921:158,14116,146
Brazil1721:1,244,61842,789
Israel1241:69,0138,556
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Mexico491:2,533,18821,064
Canada451:818,79163,991
England391:1,428,66862,556
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Australia281:964,13257,058
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Norway201:257,11427,149
France171:3,907,219231,005
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3311:151,71814,052

The alternate forms: Erbé (35) are calculated separately.

Erbe (197) may also be a first name.

Erbe 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

Erbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Erbe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺭﺏ, Russian: Ербе) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Erbé. For other possible spellings of Erbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erbe? popularity and diffusion

Erbe is the 87,350th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,323,324 people. The surname Erbe is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Erbe are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Erbe is also the 646,152nd most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 197 people.

The surname Erbe is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 2,517 people, or 1 in 31,985. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 21 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside and Thuringia, where 12 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Erbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Erbe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 692 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 390 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Erbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Erbe surname are 14.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Erbe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning 345,317 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.63% more than the national average, earning $45,579 USD per year and in Canada they earn 65.77% more than the national average, earning $82,360 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erbé9235/
Erber894,937/
Erbes894,206/
Erbey893,864/
Gerbe891,447/
Herbe89874/
Yerbe89197/
Erbez89173/
Erbea8952/
Erbee8928/
Erbie8922/
Erbet896/
Earbe893/
Erbed893/
Erbeş893/
Jerbe893/
Eirbe891/
Erbeš891/
Aerbe891/
Erbeï891/
Herber809,906/
Herbet802,899/
Herbei801,120/
Herbez801,021/
Yerbes80813/
Herbes80604/
Herbeć80184/
Gerbey8097/
Hoerbe8093/
Yerbey8083/
Herbey8046/
Yerbez8026/
Jerber8025/
Jerbes8023/
Haerbe8021/
Hierbe8018/
Gerbei8012/
Herbie808/
Yerber808/
Gierbe807/
Gerbej806/
Yerbeh806/
Ierber806/
Erbi'e804/
Erbesh804/
Erbett804/
Jerbey803/
Jeirbe802/
Erbeed802/
Đerbez802/
Erbeïa802/
Gerbee802/
Jerbet802/
Jerbie802/
Heerbe802/
Herbed801/
Oerbey801/
Herbea801/
Hearbe801/
Earbee801/
Earber801/
Ejrebe801/
Eirbey801/
Erbech801/
Yerbie801/
Herbej801/
Eirber801/
Ierbee801/
Erbest801/
Herbee801/
Țerbea801/
Erbøge801/
Jerbei801/
Erbets801/
Ehrber800/
Orbe7512,825/
Erba756,259/
Arbe752,687/
Erby751,783/
Erbi751,391/
Irbe751,132/
Erue75466/
Erve75442/
Erwe75152/
Yrbe757/
Herbest73146/
Gerbehy7344/
Erbessd7325/
Herbets7318/
Herbett7317/
D'Herbe7315/
Jeirebe7312/
Erbherr7310/
Herberh736/
D'Erbee733/
D'Erbée732/
Jearbet731/
Herbeer731/
Herbees731/
Hearbey731/
Jeyrebe731/
Herbech731/
Hierber731/
Herrber731/
Herbesz731/
Herbetz731/
Yierbes731/
Herbhet731/
Herbess730/
Herve6737,821/
Erbay6716,253/
Gerbi675,887/
Gerve673,464/
Herba672,602/
Orbea672,445/
Erwee671,912/
Arbie671,791/
Yerby671,590/
Erbiş671,388/
Jerbi671,237/
Yerba671,106/
Harbe671,062/
Etrue671,050/
Arbee67914/
Arbey67672/
Ierve67502/
Herby67406/
Erbis67392/
Erhue67386/
Erboy67358/
Irber67340/
Orbee67320/
Arbea67280/
Erves67279/
Orbie67262/
Gerby67253/
Herbi67241/
Girbe67240/
Earby67229/
İrbeç67210/
Jerve67190/
Horbe67176/
Erbui67147/
Erver67117/
Hirbe6794/
Gerue6793/
Ervey6782/
Hörbe6781/
Ervie6776/
Yorbe6765/
Orbey6764/
Jerba6755/
Ervet6754/
Jerby6752/
Arbeu6751/
Iorbe6748/
Erbiz6747/
Eirby6745/
Arbeh6745/
Yerbi6744/
Herbé6736/
D'Herbey6727/
D'Herbes6723/
Erboa6718/
Yrebe6715/
Yerve6714/
Eurby6714/
Erweë6714/
Arbei6713/
Ehrby6711/
Erueh6711/
Eruhe6711/
Erbio6710/
Erbai6710/
Erbić679/
Erbit678/
Erweu678/
Erweh676/
Eerby675/
Herwe675/
Erwei675/
Irbee675/
Erveš675/
Hjerbech675/
Aarbe674/
Aiyerbei674/
Ehrue674/
Erbys674/
Herue673/
Herbeová673/
Uirbe673/
Ervez673/
Erwey672/
Earwe672/
Irbie672/
Eerve672/
Orbei672/
Jirbe672/
Eirba672/
Eruer672/
Ervee672/
Gerbé672/
Järbe672/
Airbe672/
Orbej672/
Erbiy671/
Earve671/
Herrbech671/
Errwe671/
Erbih671/
Eirue671/
Ierba671/
Irbea671/
Erbès671/
Eurve671/
Erhwe671/
Ejrba671/
Eyrve671/
Erveu671/
Irbey670/
Esrue670/

Erbe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erbe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﺭﺏarb-
Erbe in the Russian language
Ербеerbe-

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