Imber Surname

192,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Imber Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) Imber is Polish for “ginger.” In Yiddish the word is ingber. This name was assumed by a groceryman who sold this item.

Imber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8021:451,94438,701
England3761:148,18614,202
Australia2961:91,20210,456
France1121:593,06078,954
Israel1091:78,5109,522
Austria1051:81,09912,173
Switzerland941:87,3719,726
Canada861:428,43737,472
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1991:122,48911,611
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Imber (493) may also be a first name.

Imber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) Imber is Polish for “ginger.” In Yiddish the word is ingber. This name was assumed by a groceryman who sold this item.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Imber Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imber (Russian: Имбер) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imber? popularity and diffusion

It is the 192,807th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,338,317 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Imber reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Imber is also the 382,601st most widely held given name at a global level, borne by 493 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 802 people, or 1 in 451,944. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 14 percent are found, Florida, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Imber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Imber has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Imber last name expanded 2,864 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Imber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Imber surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Imber last name are 34.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 87.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Imber earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.68% more than the national average, earning $52,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.85% more than the national average, earning $59,545 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imbert9122,974/
Gimber911,005/
Himber91897/
Iember91183/
Imbier9145/
Jimber9141/
Đimber9119/
Imbere913/
Yimber912/
Iomber911/
Ismber911/
Aimber910/
Imbe89569/
Himbert831,595/
Jimbert8386/
Yimbere8312/
Jimbere838/
Himbeer836/
Heimber831/
Imberrt831/
Icember831/
Ismbert831/
Imberth831/
Himberd830/
Ember801,636/
Imbir801,088/
Umber80610/
Oimbe80557/
Gimbe80263/
Jimbe80144/
Ymber8094/
Himbe8072/
Imbey8070/
Inber8034/
Imbes8031/
Yimbe8021/
Imbet8019/
Aimbe807/
Iembe806/
Imbie805/
Imbei804/
Imbea804/
Imbee802/
Imbeh801/
Imbep801/
Uimbe801/
Isembert7753/
Imberová7713/
Heimbert777/
d'Imbert772/
Heimbere771/
Aisember771/
Humber733,485/
Imbeah733,250/
Itembe731,932/
Esimbe73984/
Embert73387/
Haimbe73313/
Himbir73311/
Imuere73284/
Hember73238/
Isembe73194/
Đember73190/
Imbett73182/
Gember73175/
Jimbei73173/
Ymbert73119/
Umbeer7377/
Umbehr7364/
Jimbee7332/
Hiembe7323/
Aimbet7321/
Hymber7321/
Embere7320/
Gaimbe7317/
Aimbez7313/
Imbior7313/
Inbert7313/
Jimbea7311/
Jimbey7310/
Jimbes738/
Jimbeh737/
Ymberh737/
Imbyor736/
Emberh736/
Yimbeu735/
Gimbir735/
Himbes735/
Imbire734/
Itimbe734/
Uember734/
Etimbe734/
Isimbe734/
Jimbir733/
Imbest733/
Ginber733/
Aimbie733/
Imbets732/
Unmber732/
Emberr732/
Jimbie732/
Himbey731/
Eamber731/
Embier731/
Aymber731/
Gimbey731/
Gimbee731/
Himuer731/
Eember731/
Ienber731/
Hinber731/
Inbier731/
Umbher731/
Yimbir731/
Goimbe731/
Gimwer731/
Emberd731/
Imwere731/
Emmber731/
Aimbei731/
Yinber731/
Jmbeer731/
Gimbea731/
Heimbe731/
Inberd731/
Einber730/
Jimbet730/
Issembert7146/
Imba674,011/
Hembert671,345/
Issembe671,122/
Embe671,100/
Imbi67730/
Inbe67228/
Yisembe67137/
Yitembe67102/
Hymbert6782/
Hümbert6764/
Imby6747/
Hemberh6736/
Imve6727/
Essimbe6726/
Aymbere6714/
Hiembeh6711/
Hinbert676/
Heumber676/
Imbeath675/
Ittembe675/
Hinmbir674/
Imbé674/
Yimbire674/
Humberh674/
Imbá673/
Eymbert672/
Humbear672/
Humbeir672/
Humbier672/
Himbire672/
Aimbire672/
Einberh672/
Hemberr671/
Heimbeh671/
Jmbe671/
Isenber671/
Huember671/
Huinber671/
Imbhire671/
Einbert671/
Jimnbee671/
Esember671/
Yinbere671/
Isembea671/
Yimbeha671/
Ymbe671/
Yihmbeh671/
Imouere671/
Jisembe671/
Gemmber671/
Humbeer671/
Hummber670/
Heinber670/
Heimbey670/
Aisnber670/

Imber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Imber in the Russian language
Имберimber-

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