Silber Surname

60,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Silber Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Silber, a pet form of Sigilbert (victory, right); one who came from Silber (silver), the name of various places in Germany; one with gray or silvery hair.

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Silber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7141:97,59310,882
Israel1,4931:5,732867
Germany1,2141:66,3148,483
Austria6191:13,7571,998
France3081:215,65833,528
Canada1821:202,44819,751
Argentina1121:381,63829,480
Czechia1071:99,37816,468
Brazil811:2,642,89379,412
England791:705,29239,851
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Turkey621:1,255,18452,483
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Australia371:729,61448,196
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Finland61:916,11741,832
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
China21:683,660,78330,601
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

Silber (281) may also be a first name.

Silber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Silber, a pet form of Sigilbert (victory, right); one who came from Silber (silver), the name of various places in Germany; one with gray or silvery hair.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'silver' in German.

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Silber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Silber (Russian: Сильбер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Silber.

How Common Is The Last Name Silber? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,592nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 876,750 people. Silber is mostly found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Silber are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Silber is also the 528,876th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 281 people.

The last name Silber is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3,714 people, or 1 in 97,593. In The United States Silber is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and Maryland, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States Silber occurs in 47 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 18 percent reside and Germany, where 15 percent reside.

Silber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Silber has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,561 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 226 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Silber last name are 42.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.79% registered with the party.

The amount Silber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.77% more than the national average, earning R 431,952 per year; in United States they earn 22.54% more than the national average, earning $52,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.65% more than the national average, earning $72,361 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silbert921,693/
Szilber9286/
Sillber922/
Shilber921/
Silbe91164/
Schilber8631/
Szilbert8610/
Zilber831,152/
Selber83530/
Gilber83472/
Silwer83307/
Silbey8396/
Sylber8361/
Sleber8342/
Jilber836/
Silbee834/
Silbet833/
Shilbe831/
Siluer831/
Silbeu831/
Slbert830/
Silberová80114/
Schilberz8057/
Schilbert8025/
Silberova805/
Gilbert77313,591/
Jilbert77757/
Selbert77495/
Zilbert77409/
Gilberd77315/
Schilbe77197/
Sylbert7722/
Gilberz7715/
Zilbere7713/
Selbher7710/
Gilbere7710/
Sillver779/
Jilbere776/
Slebert775/
Gielber775/
Zillber774/
Shilbey773/
Cilbert773/
Gilbetr772/
Shilbir772/
Selbere772/
Gilberh772/
Gilbear771/
Silwher771/
Silwier771/
Zhilber771/
Silbesz771/
Silwger771/
Shelber770/
Shleber770/
Jilberd770/
Schilberth7531/
Schillbert751/
Silba731,464/
Selbe73803/
Silby73552/
Silbi7325/
Sylbe734/
Slver731/
Gillbert71168/
Chilbert71120/
Selbherr7188/
Szylbert7147/
Schleber7135/
Gilbertt7126/
Shylberh7113/
Schlőber718/
Gilbeert716/
Gilbeart714/
Gilberdt714/
Gilberrt713/
Gilbeirt713/
Sällbert712/
Djilbert712/
Jillbert711/
Jilbertt711/
Schlbert711/
Schölber711/
Gillberd711/
Gilbertd711/
Silwerdt711/
Schelber710/
Schlbier710/
Shelbear710/
Shllbert710/
Gelber672,967/
Schelbert671,818/
Selbes67924/
Selbie67576/
Cleber67410/
Selbee67228/
Zylber67214/
Çilbir67204/
Şilbir67154/
Chilbe67121/
Zelber6745/
Sølver6735/
Shilby6718/
Selbey6710/
Zilberova6710/
Silbha678/
Scelbe678/
Shelbe677/
Shilbi677/
Silbio677/
Scilba676/
Silbai675/
Selberová674/
Sleberová674/
Selbei674/
Slever673/
Sllver672/
Celber672/
Silbid671/
Silbay671/
Selbea671/
Selbed671/
Selberhch671/
Seulbe671/
Seluer671/
Silboa671/
Cilbir671/
Selbeş671/
Silbaa671/
Silboy671/
Siluir671/
Gillbeert671/
Zilbir671/
Jilbir671/
Schlebert670/
Sielby670/
Schelberd670/
Sillby670/
Zilbey670/

Silber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Silber in the Russian language
Сильберsilber-

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Silber Reference & Research

Silver / Serebryany FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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