Herbst Surname

9,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Herbst Surname Definition:

“Autumn” in German.

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Herbst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany27,6841:2,908296
United States11,8421:30,6083,809
South Africa10,2431:5,289668
Austria2,5731:3,310326
Brazil1,5191:140,9315,385
Canada4541:81,1589,054
Australia3881:69,5778,251
Israel3641:23,5103,465
Denmark3601:15,6801,534
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Poland2531:150,23221,477
Italy2511:243,65233,025
France2441:272,22441,905
Switzerland2441:33,6594,949
Swaziland2271:5,719371
Zimbabwe2021:76,42711,271
England1951:285,73422,108
Sweden1841:53,5154,137
Czechia1491:71,36611,994
Argentina1061:403,24030,872
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
Hungary951:103,3299,926
Croatia551:76,88413,368
Slovenia551:45,2307,852
Botswana441:49,7039,263
Slovakia401:133,41124,423
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Norway211:244,87126,357
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Finland101:549,67032,186
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
China31:455,773,85521,925
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2531:40,0794,715

Herbst (66) may also be a first name.

Herbst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Autumn” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who harvests crops.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Herbst is German for 'autumn'.

- stephanie.herbst.wilcox

Herbst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herbst (Arabic: هربست) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herbst? popularity and diffusion

Herbst is the 9,656th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 124,576 people. Herbst occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Herbst reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 66 people.

Herbst is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 27,684 people, or 1 in 2,908. In Germany Herbst is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 19 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name exists in 80 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 18 percent reside.

Herbst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Herbst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Herbst surname increased 945 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 813 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Herbst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Herbst surname are 13.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.68% registered with the political party.

The amount Herbst earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.43% less than the national average, earning 223,467 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.81% more than the national average, earning R 446,316 per year; in United States they earn 9.73% more than the national average, earning $47,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $53,403 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herbszt92263/
Herbsts9241/
Herbste9227/
Hoerbst929/
Kherbst924/
Herrbst921/
Herbsst921/
Erbst91462/
Herbs9163/
Herfst83517/
Harbst83331/
Herpst83228/
Gerbst83174/
Hörbst83136/
Erbszt8323/
Horbst835/
Herbsp834/
Erbste832/
Hearbs831/
Härbst831/
Herbsh830/
Hirbst830/
Herbse830/
Hervst830/
Erbs802,812/
Herbstová80162/
Herbstova8011/
Gerbszt7727/
Herpszt776/
Herpste771/
Herbsch771/
Herps73301/
Erbse73150/
Gerbs7361/
Erpst7311/
Herbz734/
Erbss733/
Orbst732/
Hervs731/
Erwst731/
Arbst730/
Herbsová7113/
Erhbstss711/
Harpst67503/
Hearps67162/
Erpszt6714/
Herphs6712/
Gerpst678/
Erbsch674/
Hjerps671/
Herpse671/
Hirbsh670/

Herbst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Herbst in the Arabic language
هربستhrbst-

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Herbst Reference & Research

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

Herbst 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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