Garber Surname
Approximately 22,175 people bear this surname
Garber Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Garber, a variant of Garibert (spear, bright).
Garber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,477 | 1:19,617 | 2,465 |
| Austria | 723 | 1:11,778 | 1,651 |
| Canada | 583 | 1:63,200 | 7,391 |
| Germany | 497 | 1:161,983 | 19,223 |
| Italy | 309 | 1:197,918 | 28,649 |
| Russia | 307 | 1:469,456 | 43,883 |
| Argentina | 286 | 1:149,452 | 12,636 |
| England | 208 | 1:267,875 | 21,171 |
| Nigeria | 117 | 1:1,514,041 | 57,594 |
| Brazil | 81 | 1:2,642,893 | 79,412 |
| South Africa | 77 | 1:703,607 | 50,359 |
| France | 73 | 1:909,900 | 105,096 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Sierra Leone | 49 | 1:144,686 | 305 |
| Mexico | 39 | 1:3,182,723 | 23,538 |
| Croatia | 39 | 1:108,426 | 16,784 |
| Israel | 39 | 1:219,427 | 20,804 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Moldova | 18 | 1:197,854 | 18,761 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Liechtenstein | 9 | 1:4,264 | 487 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,855 | 1:17,590 | 2,242 |
The alternate forms: Gärber (324) are calculated separately.
Garber (105) may also be a first name.
Garber Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Garber, a variant of Garibert (spear, bright).
(from an ancestor's occupation) Garber, or Gerber, is “tanner” in Yiddish. Garbowsky is the Polish equivalent.
Garber Demographics
Average Garber Salary in
United States
$45,933 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Garber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garber Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Garber (Arabic: جاربر, Russian: Гарбер) is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms: Gärber. For other possible spellings of Garber click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Garber? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 24,384th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 328,638 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Garber reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 920,134th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 105 people.
The last name Garber is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 18,477 people, or 1 in 19,617. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Virginia, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 68 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.
Garber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Garber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Garber last name rose 647 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,467 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Garber Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (69%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Garber last name are 36.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 89.98% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Garber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 184.88% more than the national average, earning R 676,992 per year; in United States they earn 6.45% more than the national average, earning $45,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.28% more than the national average, earning $56,780 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Garber Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garber in the Russian language | ||
| Гарбер | garber | - |
| Garber in the Arabic language | ||
| جاربر | jarbr | - |
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Garber Reference & Research
Gerber FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Gerber FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garber
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