Haber Surname
Approximately 21,341 people bear this surname
Haber Surname Definition:
“Oats” in Low German.
Haber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,738 | 1:41,481 | 5,087 |
| Germany | 2,567 | 1:31,362 | 4,130 |
| Poland | 1,890 | 1:20,110 | 3,012 |
| Philippines | 1,575 | 1:64,278 | 10,926 |
| Iraq | 917 | 1:38,192 | 1,673 |
| France | 601 | 1:110,520 | 16,512 |
| Turkey | 533 | 1:146,006 | 11,619 |
| Ukraine | 530 | 1:85,892 | 12,320 |
| Canada | 503 | 1:73,252 | 8,317 |
| Brazil | 473 | 1:452,588 | 17,162 |
| Australia | 357 | 1:75,618 | 8,847 |
| Yemen | 345 | 1:76,595 | 5,191 |
| Cuba | 327 | 1:35,238 | 1,676 |
| Malta | 241 | 1:1,785 | 166 |
| Austria | 224 | 1:38,015 | 6,132 |
| Argentina | 207 | 1:206,490 | 17,041 |
| Mexico | 181 | 1:685,780 | 10,700 |
| Lebanon | 178 | 1:31,669 | 3,206 |
| England | 135 | 1:412,726 | 28,150 |
| Jamaica | 103 | 1:27,864 | 2,130 |
| Indonesia | 72 | 1:1,836,794 | 117,778 |
| Slovenia | 65 | 1:38,272 | 7,167 |
| Croatia | 44 | 1:96,105 | 15,577 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Belgium | 38 | 1:302,543 | 35,124 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| United Arab Emirates | 32 | 1:286,321 | 19,784 |
| Slovakia | 29 | 1:184,016 | 31,260 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Czechia | 22 | 1:483,340 | 51,393 |
| Uruguay | 21 | 1:163,417 | 13,939 |
| Hungary | 21 | 1:467,442 | 30,347 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Palestine | 3 | 1:1,516,283 | 17,268 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 516 | 1:97,323 | 9,895 |
The alternate forms: Háber (235) & Häber (193) are calculated separately.
Haber (2,012) may also be a first name.
Haber Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Oats” in Low German.
(German) One who grew oats; dweller near where oats grew.
(from an ancestor's occupation) At first glance Haber looks like the German-Yiddish for “oats.” Actually it is the Hebrew haber (haver), an associate dayan (judge) of a rabbinic court.
Haber Demographics
Haber Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Haber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Haber Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Haber (Arabic: هابر, Bengali: হাবের, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﺎﺑﺮ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Háber or Häber. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Haber? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 25,279th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 341,481 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Haber are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Haber is also the 168,471st most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 2,012 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 8,738 people, or 1 in 41,481. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 24 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and California, where 13 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 90 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 12 percent reside and Poland, where 9 percent reside.
Haber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Haber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Haber surname grew 1,693 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Haber Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Greek Orthodox (87%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Haber are 4.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.9% being registered with the political party.
The amount Haber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.7% less than the national average, earning R 110,016 per year; in United States they earn 26.06% more than the national average, earning $54,392 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.15% more than the national average, earning $61,187 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Haber Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Haber in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﺎﺑﺮ | habr | - |
| Haber in the Bengali language | ||
| হাবের | habera | - |
| Haber in the Arabic language | ||
| هابر | habr | - |
| الهبر | alhbr | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Haber
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis