Herbig Surname

97,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,889 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Herbig Surname User-submission:

The Herbig surname derives from German Herr and Big.

Herbig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,0801:26,1383,455
United States1,5011:241,47823,063
Australia861:313,90427,145
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Uruguay371:92,7509,282
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

Herbig (17) may also be a first name.

Herbig Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Herbig surname derives from German Herr and Big.

- michalherbig

Herbig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herbig occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Herbig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 97,148th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,490,601 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Herbig reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 17 people.

The surname Herbig is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 3,080 people, or 1 in 26,138. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 25 percent are found, Hesse, where 11 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Herbig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herbig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herbig last name rose 820 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herbig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herbig surname are 17.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.81% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Herbig earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.11% more than the national average, earning R 242,664 per year and in United States they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning $49,017 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haerbig9224/
Herbigh920/
Erbig9148/
Herwig837,436/
Gerbig833,317/
Harbig83795/
Herbik83407/
Hervig83223/
Herbic8349/
Herbeg831/
Herbigová809/
Herbick77109/
Heerwig7767/
Herwigk7725/
Herrwig7725/
Cherbik776/
Kherbik776/
Herwigt771/
Herbegg770/
Gerbeig770/
Herrvig770/
Herzwig770/
Erwig73706/
Ervig7393/
Erbeg7314/
Erbic7314/
Arbig736/
Orbig732/
Eruig730/
Cherbeix71113/
Herzweig7115/
Khairbig716/
Herbegue715/
Heirewig711/
Herweg672,066/
Girbig67424/
Herbek67303/
Hervik67300/
Horbik67180/
Gervig67118/
Gerbik6797/
Herwix6750/
Herbec6742/
Herbyk6739/
Harbic6714/
Herwigová678/
Harbeg674/
Gerbeg674/
Hirbik672/
Arbigh672/
Herwik672/
Harbik672/
Orbigh672/
Hyrvig671/
Heruix671/
Erbick671/
Herveg671/
Hervic671/
Herbiková671/
Irbaig671/
Kheirbeik671/

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