Umbach Surname

106,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Umbach Surname Definition:

(German), At or Near brook. Umbgrove, At pit, mine, or quarry. Umbreit, At plain. Umlauff, At current.

Umbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,3051:24,3593,233
United States7251:499,94342,050
Canada1861:198,09519,415
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Chile261:677,55715,745
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
England51:11,143,612252,590
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France31:22,140,907385,998
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:297,15223,646

The alternate forms: Ümbach (1) are calculated separately.

Umbach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), At or Near brook. Umbgrove, At pit, mine, or quarry. Umbreit, At plain. Umlauff, At current.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Umbach Last Name Facts

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

Umbach is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Ümbach. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Umbach? popularity and diffusion

It is the 106,825th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,666,487 people. The surname Umbach occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Umbach are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 3,305 people, or 1 in 24,359. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hesse, where 43 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside. Not including Germany Umbach exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Umbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Umbach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Umbach surname grew 429 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Umbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Umbach surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Umbach earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $45,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.41% more than the national average, earning $63,797 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ümbach941/
Humbach92287/
Gumbach9218/
Unmbach922/
Umbauch921/
Umbah912,609/
Umbac911,259/
Haumbach863/
Humbatch860/
Heumbach860/
Imbach831,734/
Ombach8386/
Umbaha8381/
Unbach832/
Umbath831/
Humbah831/
Umbaci831/
Umbash830/
Umba80206,202/
Haumbauch800/
Hombach772,090/
Gumbash771/
Humbash771/
Umbaush771/
Goumbah771/
Imbachì771/
Ummbaha771/
Humboch770/
Himbach770/
Auchembach751/
Gumba7310,778/
Umboh735,067/
Humba734,198/
Umbad733,297/
Oumba732,255/
Umbay732,158/
Umbas731,471/
Ombac73616/
Aumba73598/
Umbat73299/
Umbai73158/
Umbha73106/
Eumba7350/
Umbau7330/
Umbaa7326/
Umbap736/
Unbac734/
Unbah733/
Unmba732/
Umboc732/
Umuac731/
Umbea731/
Umboa731/
Humbashe711/
Hiembach711/
Himbauch711/
Hommbach711/
Ounbache711/
Umbhahas711/
Uchembah711/
Hunbache711/
Heunbach710/
Goumba671,896/
Haumba671,421/
Gumbay67973/
Houmba67951/
Humbad67945/
Gumbau67657/
Umbhai67382/
Ahumba67320/
Gumbas67195/
Hombac67178/
Gumboh67165/
Humbas67156/
Umbaad67132/
Umbase67117/
Usimba67114/
Gumbai6750/
Aumbas6749/
Umbhad6747/
Umbhat6741/
Umbhau6737/
Utemba6732/
Usemba6728/
Hombah6727/
Ombash6715/
Umboha6711/
Gaumba6710/
Gumbaz678/
Ohumba676/
Inbach675/
Humbai674/
Heumba674/
Gumbaš673/
Autenbach672/
Humbau672/
Humbay671/
Gumbha671/
Umbhaj671/
Umbohs671/
Uttenbach671/
Hunmba671/
Humbat671/
Unbash671/
Uuymba671/
Omboch671/
Aunmba671/
Oumbas671/

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