Gabber Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Gabber Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the gabber,' a liar, a talkative, gossiping, untruthful man. We can readily understand why this surname has not come down to our modern directories. To gabble, and a gabbler, are frequentatives of this word; Middle English gabben, to talk idly.

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Gabber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Austria201:425,77243,235
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
India111:69,733,217610,955
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France41:16,605,680368,153
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Gabber (181) may also be a first name.

Gabber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the gabber,' a liar, a talkative, gossiping, untruthful man. We can readily understand why this surname has not come down to our modern directories. To gabble, and a gabbler, are frequentatives of this word; Middle English gabben, to talk idly.

Stephen le Gabbere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gerard le Gabur, Suffolk, ibid.

John Gaber, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Gabbere, Close Rolls, 3 Henry IV.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Gabber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gabber (Hindi: गब्बर, Russian: Габбер, Tibetan: ག་བར་) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Gabber click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gabber? popularity and diffusion

Gabber is the 621,618th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Gabber are found; 56 percent are found in North Africa and 56 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Gabber is also the 677,199th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 181 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 275 people, or 1 in 334,312. Apart from Egypt this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.

Gabber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gabber has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 169 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gabber Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Gabber earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.48% less than the national average, earning $32,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $52,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gabbert924,924/
Gabberd9219/
Ghabber921/
Gabbe91519/
Abber91180/
Gabbeart8625/
Gabberrt861/
Gobber83653/
Gabbey83445/
Gabbie83173/
Gabbei8389/
Göbber8345/
Habber8328/
Gabbeh8326/
Gebber8321/
Abbert8317/
Gabbet837/
Gabbir833/
Ghabbe832/
Abbeer832/
Abbere831/
Abbeur831/
Abhber831/
Gabuer831/
Ngabbe831/
Gaubbe830/
Gawber830/
Gaibbe830/
Gabbett77325/
Gobbert77202/
Göbbert7763/
Habbert7752/
Gabouer7722/
Göbberd7716/
Ghobber775/
Ghebber773/
Goebber772/
Ghabbir771/
Gabbair771/
Gabbeap771/
Gavbert771/
Aubbert771/
Gabbirt770/
Gawbert770/
Abbertt770/
Gabbeth770/
Gobbere770/
Habberd770/
Gabbi732,498/
Gabba732,475/
Gobbe73831/
Gabby73270/
Obber7319/
Abbir7316/
Avber737/
Abver733/
Gabbé731/
Gabbeitt7121/
Gabhbhir714/
Haubbert712/
Ghabbech711/
Ghabbuir711/
Gobbertt710/
Gabbay671,576/
Gabbai67519/
Gaybba67206/
Habbir67165/
Gobbie67120/
Gobbee6753/
Gobbet6751/
Gobbey6746/
Gabbio6745/
Hobber6740/
Gobbes6722/
Gabbis6716/
Abbire6715/
Obbert678/
Ghabbi677/
Gabbhi677/
Gabbys676/
Ghabba675/
Gabbit675/
Havber672/
Gafuer672/
Gaabbi672/
Abbair672/
Gabboa672/
Gaubba671/
Gobbeu671/
Gobbée671/
Gobbeh671/
Gabboy671/
Gavbee671/
Gabbyz671/
Gobwer671/
Gabuir671/
Gaubby671/
Gavbey671/
Gobbei671/
Gowber670/

Gabber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gabber in the Tibetan language
ག་བར་gawar-
Gabber in the Hindi language
गब्बरgabbara-
Gabber in the Russian language
Габберgabber-

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