Gebhard Surname

36,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,628 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Namibia

Gebhard Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Gebahard (gift, brave); the generous person, one who gladly and freely gave.

Gebhard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,8171:9,1311,139
United States2,9341:123,53713,158
Namibia8871:2,716443
Switzerland3621:22,6883,583
France3351:198,27730,839
Austria3061:27,8284,423
Italy1681:364,02842,469
England1421:392,38127,229
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Netherlands851:198,67327,603
Canada561:657,95753,499
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Australia471:574,37741,856
Chile431:409,68511,039
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Spain291:1,612,13947,760
Finland281:196,31116,703
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Israel121:713,13647,700
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Guam81:20,0153,029
Norway61:857,04855,549
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5951:84,4018,806

The alternate forms: Gebhárd (1) are calculated separately.

Gebhard (12,993) may also be a first name.

Gebhard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Gebahard (gift, brave); the generous person, one who gladly and freely gave.

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

Gebhard Last Name Facts

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

Gebhard is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Gebhárd. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gebhard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gebhard is the 36,078th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 498,192 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Gebhard are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 65 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 51,292nd most widespread first name on earth, borne by 12,993 people.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 8,817 people, or 1 in 9,131. In Germany Gebhard is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 43 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent live and Hesse, where 8 percent live. Excluding Germany Gebhard is found in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Namibia, where 6 percent live.

Gebhard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gebhard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gebhard last name grew 493 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 444 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gebhard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gebhard are 17.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.58% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gebhard earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 54.05% less than the national average, earning 159,012 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.93% more than the national average, earning R 342,036 per year; in United States they earn 8.02% more than the national average, earning $46,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.2% less than the national average, earning $41,139 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gebhárd951/
Gebhardt9341,268/
Gebhards93132/
Guebhard9311/
Gaebhard932/
Gebhardp931/
Gebhartd931/
Gebchard931/
Gebhardh930/
Gebard9264/
Ebhard9241/
Gebhar923/
Ghebhardt8894/
Geibhardt888/
Guebhardt888/
Giebhardt887/
Goebhardt885/
Gebkhardt883/
Gebheardt881/
Guebhartd881/
Gaebhardt880/
Gebhardts880/
Gebhart869,086/
Ebhardt86363/
Gibhard86142/
Guebard8630/
Gebgard8617/
Gebardt8610/
Ghebard864/
Gevhard863/
Göbhard863/
Gabhard862/
Jebhard861/
Gebaurd861/
Gebeard861/
Gaebard861/
Gebahrd861/
Gäbhard861/
Gebaerd861/
Gebherd860/
Cebhard860/
Gebar83183/
Ebard8311/
Gebhardová8214/
Gebhardova821/
Gebgardt80277/
Gibhardt80163/
Göbhardt8068/
Gebharth8043/
Hebhardt8031/
Gobhardt8015/
Gebhárdt809/
Gebheart804/
Gehbardt804/
Guebhart804/
Guebardt804/
Gebhordt803/
Gebhartt803/
Gabhardt802/
Cebhardt801/
Jgebhart801/
Gebharte801/
Gebherdt801/
Giebhart801/
Ebahardt800/
Eibhardt800/
Gibheard800/
Gebhourd800/
Ehbhardt800/
Gebharht800/
Gebhardtová7823/
Gebhardtova781/
Gabard773,372/
Hebard77739/
Gobard77431/
Ebhart77229/
Gibard77228/
Gebart7759/
Geward7740/
Ghebar7733/
Gebaur7727/
Gesbar7726/
Gevard7722/
Guebar7711/
Gebare7710/
Gebord7710/
Sebhar777/
Geberd776/
Ngebar775/
Esbard774/
Ebardt773/
Ebaird771/
Gjbhar771/
Sebard771/
Gehbar771/
Cebhar771/
Geuard770/
Eubard770/
Seubchard752/
D'Gebhart751/
Geibheart750/
Gabhart71495/
Gajbhar71443/
Ghebaur71376/
Guibard71154/
Sebahar71118/
Gebhartová71117/
Göbhart7156/
Geberdt7144/
Sebardt7128/
Gebgart7125/
Gibhart7120/
Gebauhr7110/
Guebarr719/
Hebhart718/
Gjbhare717/
Ghebare714/
Jebahar714/
Cebeard714/
Guebart714/
Gehbart713/
Jbhaird713/
Easbard712/
Guevard712/
Gebarth712/
Gobhart712/
Gebourd712/
Jebhart711/
Ebahart711/
Evhardt711/
Gabarrd711/
Guebare711/
Gahbard711/
Gaibard711/
Gieward711/
Ghevard711/
Zebeard711/
Siebard711/
Gebaart711/
Gebaert711/
Gebahrt711/
Gebaure711/
Gempard711/
Gueabar711/
Göbahrd711/
Gébhart711/
Guybard711/
Gaibhar711/
Guebord710/
Seibard710/
Hebeard710/
Heubard710/
Gaybard710/
Gueward710/
Gebhert710/
Gibherd710/
Gebhort710/
Gebordt710/
Ebharte710/
Geebart710/
Zebar671,977/
Evard67937/
Sebar67901/
Jebar67739/
Gevar67553/
Cebar67355/
Gebor6776/
Gheabaur6724/
Gibar6719/
Eijbaard6717/
Ebart6711/
Gajbahar675/
Ybard674/
Gybar673/
Gebarová672/
Heybeard671/
Gabheart671/
Gaysbard671/
Gibharte671/
Seabahar671/
Ibard671/
Gebarova671/
Gäbgardt671/
Gheibgar671/
Seubahar671/
Gibheart670/
Sibhardt670/
Ebord670/
Guibaard670/

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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 Gebhard
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