Gurber Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Gurber 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.

Gurber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Gürber (328) are calculated separately.

Gurber 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

Gurber Last Name Facts

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

Gurber (Russian: Гурбер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Gürber. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurber? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. Gurber is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Gurber are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gurber is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 22 percent reside, Illinois, where 17 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Gurber Last Name Statistics demography

Gurber earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.97% less than the national average, earning $31,942 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gürber94328/
Gourber9211/
Gurbert921/
Ghurber921/
Gurbe91187/
Urber918/
Gurbierz8672/
Gourbier8670/
Gourbere8633/
Gourbert862/
Gurrbert860/
Gurbet83478/
Gorber8366/
Gourbe8319/
Gurbey8318/
Hurber8311/
Girber835/
Urberh834/
Urbert833/
Ghurbe832/
Gurbir831/
Gurver831/
Gurbee830/
Gourbeyre80822/
Hurbert77274/
Gourbet7732/
Gurveer775/
Gurbiej774/
Aurbert773/
Gurbhej773/
Hurbier771/
Gorbier771/
Gurbett771/
Gurbets771/
Ghorber771/
Goerber770/
Gourbey770/
Hurberd770/
Gurba731,752/
Gurve731,590/
Gorbe73589/
Gurbi73108/
Orber7362/
Gurby733/
Urbir731/
Urver731/
Gurbí731/
Gourbère711/
Heurbier711/
Gourvier711/
Hurrbert711/
Hurbeart711/
Haurbert710/
Hurbertt710/
Gorbea672,086/
Horber671,339/
Gürbey67842/
Gorbey67304/
Gorbei67176/
Gurbai67154/
Gurvey67124/
Ghurve6780/
Gourby6780/
Gurbis6731/
Gurbaj6726/
Gürver6726/
Gourve6724/
Gourbi6722/
Gourba6721/
Gurbiś6720/
Gaurve6716/
Gurbić6715/
Gorbee6714/
Gaurba6713/
Gurbay676/
Gorbej675/
Gorbie674/
Girbir673/
Goerbe672/
Orbeer672/
Orbier672/
Gurbiz671/
Ghorbe671/
Gurbaa671/
Gurbuj671/
Gurbip671/
Gurboy671/
Girbär671/
Gurzba671/

Gurber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gurber in the Russian language
Гурберgurber-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Gurber
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis