Heber Surname
Approximately 6,129 people bear this surname
Heber Surname Definition:
The Hebers take their name from a place in Craven, co. York, called Haybergh. Ernulphus de Haybergh lived at Milnethorpe in that co. towards the end of the XII. century. The name has passed through the changes Hayburgh, Heibire, Heiber, to Heber.
Read More About This SurnameHeber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,509 | 1:22,943 | 3,036 |
| United States | 1,480 | 1:244,905 | 23,335 |
| Austria | 235 | 1:36,236 | 5,862 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| South Africa | 67 | 1:808,622 | 54,680 |
| Netherlands | 67 | 1:252,047 | 32,252 |
| Australia | 66 | 1:409,026 | 32,879 |
| Brazil | 65 | 1:3,293,451 | 94,173 |
| Argentina | 54 | 1:791,545 | 52,685 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Uruguay | 34 | 1:100,934 | 9,883 |
| Montenegro | 27 | 1:23,688 | 2,322 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Guyana | 21 | 1:36,296 | 3,715 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Paraguay | 20 | 1:361,837 | 5,406 |
| Norway | 20 | 1:257,114 | 27,149 |
| Slovenia | 16 | 1:155,480 | 13,898 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 22 | 1:1,107,971 | 42,566 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 344 | 1:145,985 | 13,636 |
The alternate forms: Héber (20) are calculated separately.
Heber (54,644) may also be a first name.
Heber Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The Hebers take their name from a place in Craven, co. York, called Haybergh. Ernulphus de Haybergh lived at Milnethorpe in that co. towards the end of the XII. century. The name has passed through the changes Hayburgh, Heibire, Heiber, to Heber. B.L.G.
(Hebrew.) Derived either from Heber, one of the ancestors of Abraham, or from the Hebrew word eber, which signifies "from the other side,"that is, foreigners.
Heber Demographics
Average Heber Salary in
United States
$43,801 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Heber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heber Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heber (Arabic: حابر) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Héber. Click here to see other potential spellings of Heber.
How Common Is The Last Name Heber? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 79,572nd most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,189,027 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Heber live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 17,142nd most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 54,644 people.
The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 3,509 people, or 1 in 22,943. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony, where 23 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in 60 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Austria, where 4 percent are found.
Heber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Heber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Heber surname rose 430 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 241 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Heber Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Heber surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Heber earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.9% more than the national average, earning 484,154 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.21% less than the national average, earning R 92,184 per year; in United States they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning $43,801 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $51,200 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Heber Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Heber in the Arabic language | ||
| حابر | habr | - |
| هيبر | hybr | - |
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