Homberg Surname

154,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Homberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Homberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,9851:40,5575,353
United States5081:713,50256,234
France1031:644,88183,663
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
Austria241:354,81038,119
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England151:3,714,537119,675
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

The alternate forms: Hömberg (1,096) are calculated separately.

Homberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Homberg (Georgian: ჰომბერგ) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Hömberg. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Homberg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 154,609th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,566,941 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Homberg reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Homberg is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,985 people, or 1 in 40,557. In Germany Homberg is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 51 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Homberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Homberg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 598 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Homberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Homberg surname are 16.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Homberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.12% more than the national average, earning $47,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $50,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Homberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Homberg in the Georgian language
ჰომბერგhomberg-

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Footnotes

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