Herber Surname

51,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Herber Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,2511:18,9382,493
United States2,6141:138,66114,460
Brazil6521:328,33512,643
France4991:133,11220,353
Netherlands3041:55,5509,543
Ukraine2681:169,86123,426
Argentina2251:189,97115,823
Mexico2081:596,7619,919
Austria1321:64,5119,977
Switzerland981:83,8059,470
Hungary881:111,54910,635
England841:663,31038,317
Czechia821:129,67620,694
Poland771:493,62048,553
Canada621:594,28449,093
Luxembourg441:13,1942,619
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Sweden261:378,72126,697
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3601:139,49613,166

Herber (4,983) may also be a first name.

Herber Last Name Facts

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

Herber occurs most in Germany. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herber? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 51,711th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 735,670 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Herber live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. Herber is also the 96,400th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 4,983 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 4,251 people, or 1 in 18,938. In Germany Herber is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 28 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Herber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herber has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herber last name rose 726 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Herber surname are 16.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Herber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.65% less than the national average, earning R 84,000 per year; in United States they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $46,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.72% more than the national average, earning $63,453 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herbert92101,921/
Herberz92167/
Hoerber92140/
Herbere9240/
Kherber9219/
Herbier9212/
Haerber927/
Herberh926/
Herberd923/
Herberp923/
Herzber921/
Herbeer921/
Hierber921/
Herrber921/
Cherber921/
Erber914,937/
Herbe91874/
Herbertt8615/
Herrbert865/
Herbeard861/
Heerbert861/
Heurbier861/
Cherbier861/
Herberdt861/
Herberrt861/
Herbhert861/
Cherbert860/
Gerber83100,528/
Harber838,647/
Herbet832,899/
Horber831,339/
Herbei831,120/
Erbert831,030/
Herver831,028/
Herbez831,021/
Herbes83604/
Hörber83281/
Herbeć83184/
Heruer83111/
Herbey8346/
Hirber8339/
Jerber8325/
Hierbe8318/
Herbie838/
Ierber836/
Kherbe834/
Erbere833/
Herwer832/
Cherbe832/
Heerbe832/
Herbed831/
Herbea831/
Herbir831/
Hearbe831/
Earber831/
Herbej831/
Eirber831/
Herbee831/
Erbier831/
Ehrber830/
Erbe805,507/
Herberová8098/
Hearbeart807/
Herzhberh804/
Herberova802/
D'Herbier801/
Heerbeert801/
Hervert774,088/
Hervier771,559/
Herbest77146/
Herruer7786/
Cherbeć7733/
Hörbert7720/
Herbets7718/
Herbett7717/
D'Herbe7715/
Horberh779/
Kherwer775/
Heruert775/
Cherbet774/
Hirbert773/
Harberh773/
Herbère771/
Kheruer771/
Herbees771/
Hearbey771/
Gerbear771/
Harberr771/
Herbech771/
Herverd771/
Herverh771/
Herbesz771/
Herbetz771/
Gerrber771/
Cherbes771/
Herbhet771/
Cherver770/
Herbess770/
Herve7337,821/
Erbes734,206/
Erbey733,864/
Herba732,602/
Arber731,991/
Gerbe731,447/
Erbir73451/
Herby73406/
Irber73340/
Herbi73241/
Erbez73173/
Erver73117/
Hirbe7394/
Orber7362/
Erbea7352/
Herbé7336/
Erbee7328/
Erbie7322/
Erwer7313/
Erbet736/
Earbe733/
Erbed733/
Erbeş733/
Jerbe733/
Eruer732/
Eirbe731/
Erbeš731/
Erbeï731/
Chervier71357/
D'Herbey7127/
Erberová7126/
D'Herbes7123/
Chervert714/
Herbeová713/
Herverht712/
Cherbets711/
Kherwear711/
Herrbech711/
Gerrbger711/
Chierbee711/
Herverdt711/
D'Gerber711/
Hervey674,538/
Cherbi671,043/
Herbay67609/
Cherba67527/
Gerver67370/
Erwert67167/
Herbai67167/
Herbid67167/
Iorber67128/
Cherve67105/
Gerbey6797/
Herrwerth6779/
Hirbea6757/
Herbis6748/
Herbaj6742/
Cherby6736/
Eruere6732/
Ierver6722/
Ervier6716/
Kherbi6713/
Jerver6712/
Gerbei6712/
Harbir6711/
Heervä6711/
Cherbé6710/
Herbit678/
Hirbet678/
Heerve677/
Hervir677/
Gerbej676/
Hirbee676/
Hervee676/
Herbyi676/
Jreber675/
Girber675/
Hîrbea675/
Erbi'e674/
Erbesh674/
Ervert674/
Erbett674/
Jerbey673/
Hyrbei673/
Jeirbe672/
Erbeed672/
Hierba672/
Herbha672/
Herbuy672/
Herzby672/
Orbeer672/
Đerbez672/
Erbeïa672/
Gerbee672/
Herbyś672/
Arbeer672/
Herhby671/
Earbee671/
Ejrebe671/
Eirbey671/
Erbech671/
Geruer671/
Yorber671/
Hervei671/
Ierbee671/
Erbest671/
Hyorbe671/
Herrbecht671/
Herv'e671/
Herzbi671/
Herrvy671/
Herbih671/
Herbés671/
Țerbea671/
Erbøge671/
Jerbei671/
Hairbe671/
Irbert671/
Erbets671/
Eruerh671/
Harbyr671/
Herbys671/
Hyrzhberh671/
Herbiz670/
Hearby670/
Erbirt670/
Erverz670/

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Herber Reference & Research

Herbert DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Herbert 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
  • 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 Herber
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