Serb Surname

145,626th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Serb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,9761:10,1611,332
United States2421:1,497,764102,032
Ukraine2381:191,27226,004
Russia2281:632,11955,141
Spain841:556,57226,793
Serbia591:121,1019,095
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Cambodia281:553,1124,360
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England121:4,643,172139,951
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Benin111:939,60046,216
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Şerb (382) are calculated separately.

Serb (84) may also be a first name.

Serb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Serb (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺮﺏ, Hindi: सेरब, Russian: Серб) occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Şerb. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Serb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 145,626th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,390,927 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Serb reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 65 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,046,220th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 84 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is carried by 1,976 people, or 1 in 10,161. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Argeș County, where 19 percent live, Arad County, where 16 percent live and Dâmbovița County, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Romania Serb exists in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and Ukraine, where 8 percent live.

Serb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Serb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Serb surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Serb Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Serb surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Serb earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $44,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $52,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şerb92382/
Sherb89304/
Szerb89208/
Sierb8934/
Scerb8910/
Serbs894/
Soerb891/
Seerb891/
Serbt890/
Scherb802,381/
Sherbs8054/
Szcerb804/
Seirbh801/
Sirb751,721/
Sarb751,019/
Gerb75707/
Sîrb75529/
Serf75394/
Serp75325/
Cerb75178/
Zerb75117/
Serv7532/
Sreb7525/
Sorb755/
Jerb754/
Serw752/
Xerb751/
Serbova73388/
Shcherb73117/
Serbová7330/
Scherbs731/
Schaerb731/
Schoerb730/
Serpe672,836/
Shorb671,138/
Sherf67659/
Zoerb67495/
Sierp67420/
Zerbs67221/
Sjerp67205/
Serpp67125/
Sharb67125/
Serff6786/
Sherp6784/
Gerbs6761/
Searp6738/
Sorbh6729/
Szirb6726/
Serfs6723/
Cherb6723/
Serfe6717/
Scerbova6716/
Szerf6715/
Seirp6713/
Sarbh6712/
Sherw6710/
Szerp679/
Sireb679/
Sherv677/
Serws677/
Serrp675/
Sherbova674/
Szerbová674/
Serph674/
Ssorb673/
Searf673/
Jeirb672/
Zherb672/
Cerbd672/
Servd672/
Serps672/
Sierf672/
Cerbs672/
Sohrb672/
Servs671/
Sahrb671/
Xjerb671/
Åžerb671/
Serpf671/
Shreb671/
Scerbová671/
Szerbova671/
Sarrb671/
Sirbs671/
Seerw671/
Serwt671/
Searbova670/
Sirbt670/
Serpt670/
Zerbz670/
Shirb670/

Serb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Serb in the Hindi language
सेरबseraba-
Serb in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺮﺏsrb66.67
ﺳﻴﺮﻳﻪsyryh33.33
Serb in the Russian language
Сербserb-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Serb
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