Garber Surname

24,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Garber Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Garber, a variant of Garibert (spear, bright).

Garber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,4771:19,6172,465
Austria7231:11,7781,651
Canada5831:63,2007,391
Germany4971:161,98319,223
Italy3091:197,91828,649
Russia3071:469,45643,883
Argentina2861:149,45212,636
England2081:267,87521,171
Nigeria1171:1,514,04157,594
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
South Africa771:703,60750,359
France731:909,900105,096
Australia551:490,83137,357
Sierra Leone491:144,686305
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Croatia391:108,42616,784
Israel391:219,42720,804
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Moldova181:197,85418,761
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Liechtenstein91:4,264487
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
China51:273,464,31313,838
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8551:17,5902,242

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from an ancestor's occupation) Garber, or Gerber, is “tanner” in Yiddish. Garbowsky is the Polish equivalent.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gärber94324/
Garbert92160/
Garbier9240/
Gaerber9234/
Garbere928/
Gharber923/
Gaarber921/
Gasrber921/
Garbejr921/
Garberd921/
Garbe9110,759/
Arber911,991/
Gerber83100,528/
Harber838,647/
Garver836,288/
Garbey831,597/
Garbea83571/
Garbes83523/
Garbee83496/
Garbez83464/
Garbet83270/
Arbert83237/
Garbhe83172/
Garbie83102/
Gorber8366/
Garwer8319/
Garbeh8318/
Görber8318/
Garbeľ8317/
Garbir835/
Gharbe834/
Ngarbe834/
Garbei833/
Arbier833/
Arberd832/
Garuer832/
Arbeer832/
Earber831/
Garbed831/
Garbej831/
Garberová808/
Garberova802/
Garbett775,085/
Harbert774,781/
Gerbier774,304/
Garvert77190/
Harberd77114/
Görbert7772/
Gorbert7751/
Garbeis7728/
Gierber7722/
Gourber7711/
Gharbie777/
Garvier774/
Garbieh773/
Aurbert773/
Harberh773/
Earbier771/
Garveyr771/
Gerbear771/
Garbeet771/
Garbest771/
Garbhir771/
Garbuyr771/
Harberr771/
Airbear771/
Harbier771/
Garbeeh771/
Garbeah771/
Garwear771/
Ngarbey771/
Ngarbir771/
Garbiej771/
Garrbet771/
Garwert771/
Gatrbey771/
Gorbier771/
Gerrber771/
Ghorber771/
Arbeirt771/
Garwier770/
Garbetz770/
Goerber770/
Harbere770/
Garba731,318,988/
Garbi732,925/
Garby73873/
Gorbe73589/
Garve73466/
Arver73199/
Orber7362/
Garbé7321/
Arbir7313/
Garbí736/
Gharbieh71542/
Gourbier7170/
Gourbere7133/
Garwhere717/
Garbecht715/
Garbetts714/
Gharbeih712/
Gourbert712/
Garbayre711/
Gorbertt711/
D'Gerber711/
Garveyjr711/
Haurbert710/
Gharbi6748,605/
Garvey6728,122/
Gharba672,467/
Garbuj672,254/
Gorbea672,086/
Garbay671,731/
Horber671,339/
Garboa67852/
Gourbeyre67822/
Gharve67640/
Garbaa67613/
Gorbet67571/
Gharby67501/
Garbis67449/
Garbit67319/
Gorbey67304/
Harver67214/
Gorbei67176/
Garbui67162/
Garbai67161/
Gârbea67160/
Gaarba67133/
Orbert6782/
Gorver6757/
Garrba6745/
Garbaj6743/
Armper6729/
Ggarba6728/
Garbiz6724/
Ngarbi6723/
Gorbeh6722/
Garbha6720/
Gourbe6719/
Gaurve6716/
Garbiš6715/
Gorbee6714/
Gaurba6713/
Harbir6711/
Garbeľová6710/
Arbire679/
Hgarba679/
Gärberová677/
Garvea677/
Hearbeart677/
Garbhi677/
Arvear677/
Garbič677/
Arbitr675/
Garbio675/
Gorbej675/
Aarver675/
Gorbie674/
Arbior674/
Garboi674/
Garbid674/
Garbys673/
Gahrba673/
Gairve672/
Garvir672/
Gahrbi672/
Gar'ba672/
Orbeer672/
Gorbes672/
Orbier672/
Hgarbi672/
Gaarve671/
Garvee671/
Gorbez671/
Arboir671/
Garhba671/
Earver671/
Eirber671/
Ngorbe671/
Garbâa671/
Garboy671/
Garrbi671/
Ghorbe671/
G'Arba671/
Garzba671/
Arbair671/
Garbuy671/
Harbyr671/
Garvei670/

Garber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garber in the Russian language
Гарберgarber-
Garber in the Arabic language
جاربرjarbr-

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Garber Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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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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