Humbert Surname

16,531st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,561 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Humbert Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Humbert' (Yonge).

Hunbertus le Pugeis, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Humbert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France23,6091:2,813183
United States5,2611:68,8958,012
Germany1,4231:56,5747,307
Switzerland1,3801:5,951926
Argentina2361:181,11615,158
Canada2281:161,60316,308
Spain1751:267,15416,723
Luxembourg1541:3,770507
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Australia1291:209,26920,284
Mauritius1131:11,4462,481
Belgium1091:105,47415,893
England1031:540,95233,556
Mexico911:1,364,02415,454
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Panama251:156,4905,002
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
China41:341,830,39216,990
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Andorra21:41,9191,654
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1211:44,7985,182

The alternate forms: Hümbert (64) are calculated separately.

Humbert (2,591) may also be a first name.

Humbert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Humbert' (Yonge).

Hunbertus le Pugeis, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(French-Teut. and English) 1 the common French Humbert, Old Teutonic Hun(i)bert [Old Teutonic Hun, prob. the tribal name + Old Saxon berht = O.H.Ger. beraht = Gothic bairht-s = Old Norse biart-r = Old English be(o)rht, bright, glorious] 2 the fairly common Anglo-Saxon Hunbe(o)rht [see above] Hunberht ealdorman.—A.-Sax. Chron., A.D. 852.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Humbert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Humbert (Arabic: همبرت) has its highest incidence in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Hümbert. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Humbert? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,531st most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 217,143 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Humbert reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Humbert is also the 144,496th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 2,591 people.

The surname is most common in France, where it is carried by 23,609 people, or 1 in 2,813. In France Humbert is most common in: Grand Est, where 34 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 15 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent are found. Excluding France this last name exists in 84 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Humbert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Humbert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Humbert surname increased 469 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 258 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Humbert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Humbert surname are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64% registered with the political party.

The amount Humbert earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 69.19% less than the national average, earning S/. 5,972 per year; in United States they earn 0.51% less than the national average, earning $42,928 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.37% less than the national average, earning $45,526 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hümbert9564/
Humberth9325/
Humberte934/
Humbertt933/
Humberts932/
Huembert931/
Houmbert931/
Humber923,485/
Umbert921,032/
Gumbert861,606/
Himbert861,595/
Chumber861,276/
Hombert86869/
Humberd86287/
Jumbert8633/
Hunbert8615/
Heumber866/
Humberh864/
Humbier862/
Humbeir862/
Humbear862/
Humbart862/
Khumber861/
Humbirt861/
Humvert861/
Humbort861/
Aumbert861/
Humbeer861/
Hummber860/
Umber83610/
Goumbert802/
Chombert801/
Khumbher801/
Huinbert800/
Heunbert800/
Imbert7722,974/
Gumber772,304/
Umbeer7777/
Umbehr7764/
Humbir7760/
Jumber7753/
Ombert7745/
Homber7740/
Hunber777/
Aumber773/
Umbere772/
Unmber772/
Unbert772/
Oumber771/
Umbher771/
Umvert771/
Humbard71476/
Humbird71249/
Humbyrd71154/
Homberh71103/
Jimbert7186/
Chomber7173/
Usember7134/
Gumbeer7111/
Humbire716/
Hinbert716/
Humbyre713/
Gunbert712/
Honbert712/
Imberth711/
Oumbere711/
Huinber711/
Imberrt711/
Gumbear711/
Utimber711/
Umbarth711/
Goumber711/
Himbart710/
Himberd710/
Hunberd710/
Humbord710/
Chunber710/
Hombier710/
Homberd710/
Umbir6737/
Omber6728/
Humbaire6728/
Chombier679/
Gumbheer678/
Unber675/
d'Imbert672/
Jounbert671/
Umver671/
Gunnbert670/
Huinbart670/

Humbert Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Humbert in the Arabic language
همبرتhmbrt-

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