Herb Surname

54,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Herb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3801:82,7539,397
Germany3,9781:20,2382,681
France2001:332,11450,174
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Ukraine901:505,80857,896
Austria861:99,01714,343
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Poland431:883,92467,072
Canada421:877,27667,671
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Israel341:251,69522,987
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
England181:3,095,448105,421
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
China51:273,464,31313,838
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5931:84,6868,830

Herb (22,204) may also be a first name.

Herb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herb is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 54,878th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 786,143 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Herb live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. Herb is also the 34,955th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 22,204 people.

Herb is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 4,380 people, or 1 in 82,753. In The United States Herb is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 29 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 57 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 43 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Herb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Herb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Herb last name expanded 739 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herb last name are 11.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Herb earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 227.35% more than the national average, earning R 777,900 per year; in United States they earn 0.89% less than the national average, earning $42,765 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $57,748 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herbd8977/
Herbs8963/
Cherb8923/
Kherb8913/
Herbt899/
Haerb897/
Herbz894/
Hearb894/
Herrb893/
Hierb890/
Heirb890/
Erb8622,235/
Heereb804/
Hearbs801/
Herbsh800/
Harb7580,909/
Horb755,446/
Erbs752,812/
Gerb75707/
Herp75656/
Herv75582/
Herf75404/
Hirb75135/
Șerb7577/
Erbì7541/
Hyrb7537/
Härb7510/
Hîrb755/
Jerb754/
Aerb752/
Jhrb752/
Eerb751/
Esrb751/
Erbd751/
Ierb751/
Earb750/
Errb750/
Herbová7325/
Herbova7311/
Herbsch731/
Herft671,402/
Herpe671,092/
Hierf67734/
Cherf67638/
Herff67486/
Herfs67475/
Herps67301/
Cherv67194/
Hjerp67122/
Cherp67115/
Heerw6793/
Hearp6791/
Cherbova6726/
Kherf6721/
Harbø6716/
Hervø6715/
Herpt6711/
Chirb674/
Erbss673/
Aharb672/
Harbh672/
Jeirb672/
Hervs671/
Kherv671/
Herfe671/
Herfh671/
Hearw671/
Hoerp671/
Haarb671/
Eereb671/
Hervë671/
Khirb671/
Eireb671/
Harrb671/
Hharb671/
Hearv670/

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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 Herb
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