Geber Surname

201,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,067 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Croatia

Geber Surname User-submission:

(German, Swiss, and Jewish Ashkenazic) Occupational name for a tanner, Middle High German gerwer (from Old High German (ledar) garawo, meaning 'leather preparer'), German Gerber.

Geber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7241:111,19513,694
United States3131:1,158,01683,004
France1311:507,04470,604
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Brazil1191:1,798,94458,246
Argentina941:454,71734,122
Austria781:109,17215,555
Romania621:323,83728,474
Croatia561:75,51113,210
Sweden551:179,03212,357
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Canada451:818,79163,991
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Serbia331:216,51412,757
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Israel111:777,96750,646
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Finland101:549,67032,186
England71:7,959,723202,100
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Norway61:857,04855,549
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Géber (182) are calculated separately.

Geber (2,171) may also be a first name.

Geber Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German, Swiss, and Jewish Ashkenazic) Occupational name for a tanner, Middle High German gerwer (from Old High German (ledar) garawo, meaning 'leather preparer'), German Gerber.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Geber Last Name Facts

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

Geber (Russian: Гебер) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be rendered as: Géber. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Geber? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 201,693rd most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,525,663 people. The last name Geber is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Geber reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 39 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 160,919th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 2,171 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 724 people, or 1 in 111,195. In Germany Geber is primarily concentrated in: Saarland, where 53 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Germany it exists in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Geber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Geber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Geber last name rose 803 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Geber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Geber surname are 4.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.79% being registered with the political party.

The amount Geber earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.53% less than the national average, earning 247,330 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.52% less than the national average, earning R 186,504 per year; in United States they earn 16.68% more than the national average, earning $50,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning $51,913 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Géber93182/
Gebert9113,531/
Gebere919,523/
Gieber91406/
Gueber9145/
Geyber9116/
Geiber9110/
Gheber919/
Geberd916/
Goeber915/
Geeber915/
Gebier914/
Ngeber914/
Gaeber913/
Gebeur913/
Gesber911/
Gejber911/
Gebe894,600/
Eber894,499/
Gesbert831,552/
Guebert83670/
Giebert83166/
Geberdt8344/
Giesber8319/
Gueiber8319/
Guebere834/
Gebertt833/
Gebeard831/
Geebeir831/
Gesbere831/
Gaebier831/
Gebherd830/
Gebhert830/
Gaber80156,165/
Ebert8071,078/
Ebere8030,238/
Gober807,337/
Heber806,129/
Gebeş803,789/
Seber803,065/
Gever802,835/
Esber802,249/
Ngebe801,369/
Eberz801,193/
Geuer80986/
Eiber80846/
Giebe80568/
Guebe80526/
Etber80521/
Giber80474/
Zeber80401/
Jeber80380/
Gebei80311/
Yeber80278/
Gebes80143/
Gewer80118/
Göber80117/
Euber80107/
Ghebe80104/
Ceber8083/
Eyber8064/
Gebeh8053/
Gebet8050/
Geebe8047/
Gebhe8032/
Gebey8029/
Gíber8027/
Gebir8019/
Ebear8012/
Eberd8012/
Ejber8010/
Gebez809/
Gebeš808/
Gebea806/
Gyber805/
Gebie805/
Gebee804/
Ieber803/
Żeber803/
Ebeir802/
Tgebe802/
Eberp801/
Gehbe801/
Ebier801/
Kgebe801/
Ebeer801/
Ebher801/
Eaber800/
Giesbert77312/
Geberová774/
Gebheart774/
Gebherdt771/
Hebert7395,530/
Sieber7326,948/
Gibert7318,215/
Seeber738,040/
Hieber735,627/
Gebire733,220/
Seiber732,680/
Gewehr732,249/
Heiber731,445/
Gibier731,330/
Yebere731,054/
Gabier73819/
Gevher73715/
Zieber73545/
Eibert73471/
Cheber73354/
Gevert73312/
Zeiber73278/
Zebert73276/
Esbert73268/
Gabeer73266/
Guebey73248/
Seaber73226/
Geever73223/
Ghebeh73222/
Göbert73208/
Ghaber73204/
Zebere73182/
Eybert73139/
Djeber73128/
Ghebea73123/
Gaberr73122/
Gevehr73120/
Heuber73105/
Eberdt73102/
Gaiber7396/
Heeber7380/
Gobier7375/
Giever7373/
Hebere7369/
Gueibe7364/
Gäbert7362/
Guebet7361/
Gébert7356/
Jieber7352/
Ngebhe7351/
Gheabe7349/
Ebehre7348/
Geweer7347/
Gabeur7343/
Zebier7342/
Sebeer7341/
Gujber7338/
Sejber7336/
Ngiebe7334/
Guiber7332/
Cebeer7332/
Geverd7331/
Ebertt7331/
Ebeire7329/
Heyber7328/
Hejber7326/
Gemper7323/
Gibere7322/
Gebesh7321/
Gewher7320/
Gabher7317/
Zheber7316/
Jebert7316/
Giberd7314/
Gehebe7314/
Gevger7314/
Sceber7312/
Kheber7311/
Genper7311/
Eebere7310/
Ebeere7310/
Sebear7310/
Seuber739/
Guebes739/
Gesbet739/
Guebei739/
Ghober739/
Ebhert738/
Jebere738/
Sebier737/
Ebeert737/
Zebeir737/
Zeyber736/
Gisber736/
Gebior736/
Gayber735/
Heberd735/
Geebge735/
Goiber735/
Etbert734/
Gevere734/
Essber734/
Ghebes734/
Gahber734/
Gewerz733/
Gebyor733/
Guever733/
Gewerh733/
Eebert732/
Ebhere732/
Giebey732/
Eberhe732/
Esbere732/
Gebest732/
Gybert732/
Gebbeh732/
Ijeber732/
Zeeber732/
Gobeer732/
Gebets732/
Ghebet732/
Gewere732/
Sebeir732/
Nqgebe732/
Gewear732/
Esbeir732/
Eiberh732/
Ngewer731/
Ebheir731/
Guebhe731/
Geyver731/
Sebeur731/
Guebed731/
Iheber731/
Guewer731/
Ghever731/
Ngehbe731/
Goberė731/
Gohber731/
Guesbe731/
Gueabe731/
Guebeh731/
Guebep731/
Gueebe731/
Geuert731/
Ghebei731/
Ghebey731/
Ebeyre731/
Jeeber731/
Esbeer731/
Geebee731/
Ebeart731/
Zeberh731/
Zebear731/
Heaber730/
Zeuber730/
Eabert730/
Eberrt730/
Gebepp730/
Giewer730/
Yoeber730/
Hesber730/
Zeaber730/
Geverz730/
Iebert730/
Gesuer730/
Eubear730/
Gebheardt711/
Guibert6719,337/
Hiebert6712,013/
Cebe6710,027/
Sebe679,652/
Gisbert679,309/
Gebi677,299/
Gibe673,221/
Ever673,126/
Zebe671,988/
Iber671,780/
Geba671,743/
Jebe671,669/
Heibert67414/
Ziebert67392/
Zeibert67246/
Jber67214/
Geve67189/
Zeybert67182/
Gewerth67152/
Éber67150/
Chehber67143/
Goibier6784/
Gäbe6782/
Geby6778/
Chebeir6777/
Hesbert6749/
Gievert6735/
Gempper6734/
Jeabert6734/
Chebert6733/
Goibert6730/
Heybert6730/
Jeheber6725/
Guybert6723/
Djebere6723/
Yber6722/
Gebeová6722/
Ebir6718/
Geverdt6717/
Gempfer6717/
Guiberd6716/
Zeberhe6716/
Eberová6715/
Gewuerz6714/
Geweher6713/
Guisber6712/
Ngemper6711/
Goibere6711/
Ghabeer6710/
Eschber679/
Ghebest678/
Esbertt678/
Kheyber678/
Hebertt677/
Gheibeh677/
Hesberh677/
Chebere676/
Guibere676/
Gisberd676/
Getvert675/
Gjbe675/
Gajbert675/
Guevehr675/
Cheiber674/
Dzheber674/
Chebeur674/
Yeberhe674/
Gebesht673/
Gheever673/
Heabert673/
Geebest673/
Chieber673/
Khebere673/
Guewehr673/
Yesbert673/
Ghiebeh673/
Zeiberh673/
Echbeir672/
Gitbert672/
Gybe672/
Guevere672/
Yeberht672/
Eberova672/
Giewert672/
Jesbeer672/
Heberht672/
Cheeber671/
Heebert671/
Heaberd671/
Hebeert671/
Heberrt671/
Jiebert671/
Hieberd671/
Gebhire671/
Geuerrz671/
Ghaberr671/
Gajveer671/
Zeabert671/
Zebeard671/
Ziebere671/
Sceiber671/
Seebeer671/
Geebeuh671/
Geebeah671/
Jiebeer671/
Geveart671/
Jeberre671/
Ngehbeh671/
Ngehebe671/
Äber671/
Žebe671/
Siebier671/
Gebeova671/
Ghiebea671/
Djebert671/
Ebeireh671/
Chebier671/
Chetber671/
Ghaiber671/
Ng'ebei671/
Guesuer671/
Zebhier671/
Seehber671/
Gesswer671/
Gahbeer671/
Hebeard670/
Gessuer670/
Hechber670/
Ziebeir670/
Gibhert670/
Ebehert670/
Seabier670/
Gibherd670/
Gibertt670/
Echbert670/
Gethuer670/

Geber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Geber in the Russian language
Геберgeber-

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