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.
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| 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
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Heber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heber Come From? nationality or country of origin
Heber (Arabic: حابر) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Héber. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Heber? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 79,572nd most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,189,027 people. The surname Heber is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Heber reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Heber is also the 17,142nd most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 54,644 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 3,509 people, or 1 in 22,943. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saxony, where 23 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Beside Germany this surname is found in 60 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.
Heber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Heber has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 430 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 241 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Heber Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Heber last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with 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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