Gherber Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Gherber 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.

Gherber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania611:329,14528,853
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Gherber 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.

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Gherber Last Name Facts

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

Gherber is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gherber? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gherber is the 2,333,370th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Gherber reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname Gherber is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 329,145. In Romania Gherber is mostly concentrated in: Teleorman County, where 98 percent are found and Galați County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Romania this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gerber92100,528/
Gerbier864,304/
Gerbert862,168/
Guerber86968/
Gierber8622/
Gerberd869/
Gerbere863/
Gerbetr861/
Gerbear861/
Gerrber861/
Guerbert80247/
D'Gerber801/
Gierbere801/
Gerrbger801/
Greber773,782/
Gerver77370/
Gärber77324/
Girber775/
Gerberová7532/
Gerberova7514/
Girbert71275/
Grebere7120/
Girberd7116/
Gervehr712/
Grehber711/
Guirbert6712/
Guirbere671/
Gärberová637/
Girbir623/
Girbär621/
Gervair571/
Girbird571/

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