Ethelbert Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Ethelbert Surname Definition:

ETHELBERT: (Saxon.) Noble, bright, from Ethel or Adel, noble, and bert, bright, famous.

Ethelbert Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2041:868,34737,996
France301:2,214,091176,965
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ethelbert (3,298) may also be a first name.

Ethelbert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

ETHELBERT: (Saxon.) Noble, bright, from Ethel or Adel, noble, and bert, bright, famous.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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Ethelbert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ethelbert (Oriya: ଏେଥଲବଟର୍) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ethelbert? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,044,719th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Ethelbert are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 124,581st most common forename globally, held by 3,298 people.

The surname Ethelbert is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 868,347. In Nigeria Ethelbert is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 24 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Abia, where 12 percent live. Besides Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent live and Ghana, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ethelberth957/
Esthelbert952/
Etelbert9419/
Ethelber941/
Ethlbert941/
Ethelbart899/
Ethelbere891/
Ethlebert891/
Etelberth891/
Athelbert891/
Atelbert821/
Ethalbartt741/
Eitelbird671/
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Ethelbert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ethelbert in the Oriya language
ଏେଥଲବଟର୍eethalabatar-

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