Gerber Surname
Approximately 100,528 people bear this surname
Gerber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,850 | 1:14,586 | 1,828 |
| Germany | 21,069 | 1:3,821 | 422 |
| Switzerland | 20,402 | 1:403 | 14 |
| South Africa | 15,194 | 1:3,566 | 468 |
| Russia | 5,152 | 1:27,974 | 3,881 |
| France | 4,386 | 1:15,144 | 1,589 |
| Canada | 1,758 | 1:20,959 | 2,886 |
| Brazil | 1,378 | 1:155,351 | 5,966 |
| Argentina | 1,237 | 1:34,554 | 2,886 |
| Australia | 1,036 | 1:26,058 | 3,546 |
| England | 532 | 1:104,733 | 10,973 |
| Latvia | 303 | 1:6,766 | 939 |
| Austria | 286 | 1:29,774 | 4,780 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Hungary | 266 | 1:36,903 | 4,017 |
| Thailand | 219 | 1:322,550 | 55,591 |
| Kazakhstan | 192 | 1:92,096 | 10,452 |
| Poland | 176 | 1:215,959 | 28,266 |
| Netherlands | 174 | 1:97,053 | 15,823 |
| New Zealand | 116 | 1:39,037 | 6,614 |
| Denmark | 109 | 1:51,786 | 5,324 |
| Spain | 77 | 1:607,169 | 28,212 |
| Belarus | 76 | 1:125,014 | 18,114 |
| Sweden | 66 | 1:149,193 | 10,483 |
| Zimbabwe | 66 | 1:233,913 | 25,760 |
| Croatia | 63 | 1:67,121 | 12,153 |
| Romania | 60 | 1:334,631 | 29,229 |
| Scotland | 60 | 1:89,230 | 6,335 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Uruguay | 46 | 1:74,603 | 7,760 |
| Italy | 43 | 1:1,422,249 | 79,532 |
| Belgium | 39 | 1:294,786 | 34,540 |
| Mexico | 39 | 1:3,182,723 | 23,538 |
| Sierra Leone | 36 | 1:196,934 | 344 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Namibia | 33 | 1:73,012 | 7,607 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| New Caledonia | 31 | 1:8,910 | 2,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 29 | 1:205,954 | 20,223 |
| Czechia | 26 | 1:408,980 | 46,580 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Chile | 21 | 1:838,880 | 17,964 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Kosovo | 17 | 1:109,522 | 5,683 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Slovakia | 16 | 1:333,528 | 46,365 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Serbia | 12 | 1:595,412 | 21,526 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Guatemala | 9 | 1:1,786,963 | 6,100 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1:310,959 | 16,987 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Liechtenstein | 4 | 1:9,594 | 1,348 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,307 | 1:21,768 | 2,742 |
Gerber (6,280) may also be a first name.
Gerber Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Tanner” in German.
(German) One who prepared leather, a tanner or currier.
User-submitted Reference
Germanic: Kerber is most likely a variant of the occupational surname Körber, meaning basket weaver. Applied as a metonymic occupational name for a basket maker or for a peddler who carried his wares around in a basket. In Bavaria it also denoted the occupant of a laborer's cottage built with wattle (i.e. interwoven twigs) and daub.
- kerberGerber Demographics
Average Gerber Salary in
United States
$47,452 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gerber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gerber Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gerber (Arabic: غيربر, Russian: Гербер) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gerber? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gerber is the 5,625th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 72,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Gerber are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 83,198th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 6,280 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 24,850 people, or 1 in 14,586. In The United States Gerber is most prevalent in: California, where 10 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Gerber occurs in 128 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent live and Switzerland, where 20 percent live.
Gerber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gerber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gerber last name expanded 1,077 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,834 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gerber Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Gerber last name is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (88%) in Kazakhstan, Evangelical (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Gerber surname are 17.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.38% registered with the political party.
The amount Gerber earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.24% less than the national average, earning 303,713 kr per year; in Peru they earn 115% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,677 per year; in South Africa they earn 69.05% more than the national average, earning R 401,736 per year; in United States they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $47,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $54,839 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gerber Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gerber in the Russian language | ||
| Гербер | gerber | - |
| Gerber in the Arabic language | ||
| غيربر | ghyrbr | - |
| غربر | ghrbr | - |
| جيربير | jyrbyr | - |
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Gerber 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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gerber
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