Harbst Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

Harbst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harbst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Chile181:978,69319,774
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

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

Harbst Last Name Facts

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

Harbst (Arabic: هاربست) occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Härbst. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harbst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 833,931st most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 22,016,755 people. The surname Harbst is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Harbst reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 248 people, or 1 in 1,461,528. In The United States Harbst is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 43 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent live and Chile, where 5 percent live.

Harbst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Harbst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Harbst surname increased 636 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Harbst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Harbst last name are 31.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.05% being registered with the party.

Harbst earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.46% less than the national average, earning $36,909 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Härbst941/
Hatrbst921/
Harbs911,007/
Arbst910/
Herbst8358,499/
Harfst83826/
Harpst83503/
Hörbst83136/
Harvst8313/
Horbst835/
Harbsp831/
Hearbs831/
Arbs80144/
Herbszt77263/
Hoerbst779/
Herbsst771/
Herrbst771/
Harps731,095/
Erbst73462/
Garbs73401/
Arbsh733/
Orbst732/
Arbse731/
Aurbs730/
Arpst730/
Horbs730/
Herpst67228/
Hearps67162/
Erbszt6723/
Harpsø6711/
Khorbs673/
Harrps673/
Harpse672/
Charps671/
Harrvs670/

Harbst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Harbst in the Arabic language
هاربستharbst-

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Harbst Reference & Research

Herbst DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Herbst 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
  • 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 Harbst
  • 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