Harders Surname

121,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Harders Surname Definition:

(English, German) Dweller at, or near, the hard or firm embankment; one who took care of animals, a herder.

Harders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0411:39,4445,219
United States7621:475,66840,388
Australia4051:66,6567,947
Netherlands3301:51,1738,790
Denmark1481:38,1403,978
Canada371:995,82774,831
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England61:9,286,343223,652
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
France51:13,284,544357,392
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Harders 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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Harders Last Name Facts

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

Harders is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Harders? popularity and diffusion

It is the 121,059th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,925,375 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Harders reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 2,041 people, or 1 in 39,444. In Germany Harders is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 42 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 29 percent are found and Hamburg, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Harders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Harders has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Harders last name expanded 2,458 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Harders Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Harders surname are 11.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Harders earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 20.91% more than the national average, earning $52,173 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.78% less than the national average, earning $42,340 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hardgers9313/
Charders930/
Arders920/
Herders8654/
Garders868/
Horders860/
Hardors860/
Jarders860/
Orders77696/
Ardars771/
Ordiers715/
Jorders713/
Ordors621/

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