Harder Surname
Approximately 46,245 people bear this surname
Harder Surname Definition:
(English, German) Dweller at, or near, the hard or firm embankment; one who took care of animals, a herder.
Harder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17,576 | 1:4,580 | 535 |
| United States | 13,095 | 1:27,679 | 3,466 |
| Canada | 6,879 | 1:5,356 | 781 |
| Denmark | 1,260 | 1:4,480 | 398 |
| Philippines | 1,166 | 1:86,825 | 15,074 |
| Paraguay | 979 | 1:7,392 | 497 |
| Switzerland | 955 | 1:8,600 | 1,414 |
| Netherlands | 868 | 1:19,455 | 3,055 |
| Brazil | 674 | 1:317,618 | 12,241 |
| Australia | 564 | 1:47,865 | 5,981 |
| Mexico | 551 | 1:225,274 | 5,791 |
| England | 267 | 1:208,682 | 17,974 |
| Austria | 202 | 1:42,156 | 6,762 |
| Sweden | 139 | 1:70,840 | 5,344 |
| France | 122 | 1:544,449 | 74,270 |
| Bolivia | 120 | 1:88,470 | 3,770 |
| Chile | 111 | 1:158,707 | 5,328 |
| Ukraine | 97 | 1:469,306 | 54,721 |
| New Zealand | 84 | 1:53,909 | 8,584 |
| Thailand | 72 | 1:981,088 | 150,124 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Belize | 43 | 1:8,267 | 1,180 |
| Norway | 39 | 1:131,853 | 17,004 |
| Italy | 36 | 1:1,698,797 | 84,491 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Greenland | 14 | 1:4,027 | 416 |
| Kazakhstan | 14 | 1:1,263,035 | 68,752 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| 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 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 49 | 1:497,457 | 27,315 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,986 | 1:25,286 | 3,123 |
The alternate forms: Härder (260) are calculated separately.
Harder (424) may also be a first name.
Harder Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English, German) Dweller at, or near, the hard or firm embankment; one who took care of animals, a herder.
Harder Demographics
Average Male Harder Height
177.67 cm
Average Female Harder Height
161.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Harder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harder Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Harder (Hindi: हरदेर) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Härder. For other potential spellings of Harder click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Harder? popularity and diffusion
Harder is the 12,146th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 157,586 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Harder live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 417,166th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 424 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 17,576 people, or 1 in 4,580. In Germany it is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 25 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 10 percent are found. Beside Germany it exists in 82 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 15 percent are found.
Harder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Harder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Harder surname expanded 659 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 545 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Harder Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Harder surname are 13.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.58% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Harder earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.21% less than the national average, earning 286,518 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 64.13% less than the national average, earning R 85,248 per year; in United States they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $45,211 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.65% less than the national average, earning $44,889 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Harder Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Harder in the Hindi language | ||
| हरदेर | haradera | - |
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Harder Reference & Research
Hardy DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Harden FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Harden FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Hardy 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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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