Humber Surname

129,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Humber Surname Definition:

Not from the river of this name, but from the personal name Humbert.

Humber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4491:250,14423,791
England8841:63,0297,407
Canada8161:45,1545,560
Australia1041:259,57423,725
Jamaica501:57,3993,142
Wales261:119,0209,008
Peru221:1,444,73322,095
France161:4,151,420237,746
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Honduras101:881,6444,379
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
China31:455,773,85521,925
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4561:53,4556,419
Wales141:112,0304,740
Jersey121:4,324761
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:262,92521,549

Humber (621) may also be a first name.

Humber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Not from the river of this name, but from the personal name Humbert.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Humber Last Name Facts

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

The surname Humber (Arabic: همبر, Oriya: ହୁେର) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Humber click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Humber? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 129,901st most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,091,118 people. The last name Humber occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Humber are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 334,590th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 621 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,449 people, or 1 in 250,144. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 17 percent reside, Alabama, where 13 percent reside and California, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 23 percent reside.

Humber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Humber has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Humber surname increased 759 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Humber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Humber surname is chiefly Anglican (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Humber last name are 8.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Humber earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 71.75% less than the national average, earning S/. 5,476 per year; in United States they earn 0.9% less than the national average, earning $42,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.62% more than the national average, earning $50,488 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humbert9233,561/
Chumber921,276/
Humberd92287/
Heumber926/
Humberh924/
Humbear922/
Humbeir922/
Humbier922/
Khumber921/
Huember921/
Humbeer921/
Hummber920/
Humbe917,502/
Umber91610/
Humbertt863/
Houmbert861/
Khumbher861/
Chumbe837,086/
Gumber832,304/
Umbert831,032/
Himber83897/
Humbey83481/
Ahumbe83395/
Khumbe8394/
Umbeer8377/
Umbehr8364/
Humbir8360/
Jumber8353/
Homber8340/
Houmbe8338/
Humbet839/
Hummbe837/
Hunber837/
Humbed836/
Humbeh835/
Uember834/
Heumbe833/
Humbes833/
Aumber833/
Umbere832/
Humbhe832/
Haumbe832/
Unmber832/
Oumber831/
Humbeu831/
Hunmbe831/
Umbher831/
Umbe801,335/
Chumbes773,991/
Chumbez77265/
Humbird77249/
Houmbie77219/
Chaumbe77206/
Humbyrd77154/
Homberh77103/
Chomber7773/
Chumbei7766/
Hümbert7764/
Usember7734/
Hunbert7715/
Chumbee7715/
Choumbe7712/
Gumbeer7711/
Houmbet7710/
Chumbey779/
Ehoumbe779/
Himbeer776/
Humbire776/
Chuimbe775/
Huenber774/
Humbyre773/
Cheumbe772/
Oumbere771/
Chhumbe771/
Huinber771/
Humbest771/
Humbirt771/
Humvert771/
Gumbear771/
Utimber771/
Houmbeu771/
Hounmbe771/
Khumbee771/
Goumber771/
Aumbert771/
Hunberd770/
Chunber770/
Hombier770/
Jumbe7334,221/
Humba734,198/
Gumbe733,573/
Imber732,183/
Humby731,935/
Humbi731,877/
Oumbe73910/
Hombe73773/
Umbet73326/
Umbey73120/
Hunbe7365/
Umbhe7344/
Umbir7337/
Aumbe7334/
Omber7328/
Eumbe7327/
Umbie7324/
Umbei7320/
Umbes7318/
Uumbe7315/
Umbeh7313/
Unber735/
Umbeu733/
Umbed732/
Umbee731/
Umver731/
Umwer731/
Umbea731/
Uimbe731/
Humbaire7128/
Chombier719/
Gumbheer718/
Choumwer714/
Chaumbei711/
Chaumbhe711/
Choumbie711/
Heunbert710/
Huinbert710/
Chumba6716,954/
Chombe676,600/
Chumbi672,156/
Haumba671,421/
Khumbi671,119/
Houmba67951/
Jumbei67383/
Himbir67311/
Utembe67301/
Iember67183/
Hounbe67151/
Goumbe67118/
Houmbi6777/
Humbid6757/
Humbit6746/
Imbier6745/
Jimber6741/
Đumbir6723/
Chuchimbe6723/
Hombee6722/
Usembe6721/
Đimber6719/
Hunbie6718/
Gumbér6718/
Gumbir6712/
Ahunbe6710/
Usimbe677/
Junmbe676/
Humbys676/
Gumbeh675/
Unbier675/
Humbai674/
Aumbee674/
Heumba674/
Gumbei674/
Umuere673/
Hutenberh673/
Gunber672/
Chumby672/
Gumbee672/
Ombeer672/
Utimbe672/
Honber672/
Chunbe672/
Guumbe672/
Hombie672/
Heumbi672/
Unbert672/
Gaumbe672/
Jumbee671/
Jumbhe671/
Jumbir671/
Humbay671/
Hunbes671/
Homwer671/
Honmbe671/
Gumbhe671/
Umbird671/
Umbire671/
Umbyrd671/
Gumbey671/
Aunber671/
Hunmba671/
Hunbge671/
Oumbie671/
Huimbi671/
Humboy671/
Hinber671/
Hombir671/
Jumwer671/
Oumbey671/
Gumbír671/
Ucembe671/
Jumbey671/
Umvert671/
Hunbeh671/
Umbair671/
Junber670/
Uenber670/

Humber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Humber in the Oriya language
ହୁେରhuera-
Humber in the Arabic language
همبرhmbr-
هامبرhambr-

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