Weber Surname

838th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 633,578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Weber Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the Webster,' a webb, a webster, a weaver.

'Coryers, cordwayners, and cobelers, Gyraclers, forborers, and webbers.' - Cocke Lorelle's Bote.

The popular form webster ousted webber to a certain extent at an early date.

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Weber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany327,2391:2465
United States148,4371:2,442244
Switzerland30,3411:2715
Brazil27,8171:7,696491
France24,4051:2,722175
Austria19,7611:43117
Canada9,9111:3,718490
Poland5,4651:6,955879
Australia5,1931:5,198750
Luxembourg4,8471:1203
Argentina4,4701:9,562921
South Africa3,8181:14,1901,789
Netherlands3,7371:4,519451
Denmark1,6031:3,521302
Belgium1,5721:7,313977
England1,3811:40,3465,188
Thailand1,3631:51,8266,134
Czechia9881:10,7631,451
Italy9001:67,95212,072
Chile7421:23,7421,428
Spain7331:63,7825,754
Dominican Republic6321:16,5081,155
Mexico6071:204,4915,472
Sweden5861:16,8031,436
Romania4151:48,3805,998
New Zealand4111:11,0181,926
Paraguay3651:19,827807
Philippines3421:296,01842,184
Russia3391:425,14240,569
Israel3231:26,4943,871
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Slovenia2391:10,4092,459
Norway2181:23,5883,095
Slovakia2011:26,5504,510
Hungary1961:50,0835,348
Colombia1641:291,3055,701
Uruguay1631:21,0542,430
Portugal1601:65,1143,431
Croatia1551:27,2815,642
Venezuela1471:205,4705,517
Ecuador1401:113,6136,469
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Ireland1321:35,6742,944
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
Japan1161:1,102,10621,035
Kazakhstan1071:165,25716,191
Finland1021:53,8896,425
Greece861:128,83521,499
Estonia811:16,3192,713
Senegal681:214,4021,458
China661:20,716,9931,140
Zimbabwe641:241,22226,284
Costa Rica591:81,0181,498
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
Scotland451:118,9747,657
India441:17,433,304271,013
Puerto Rico431:82,5611,470
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Seychelles351:2,640506
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Wales321:96,7047,743
Northern Ireland311:59,5174,663
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Malta241:17,9281,021
United Arab Emirates231:398,36023,003
Belarus221:431,86642,756
Liberia221:200,38813,260
Liechtenstein221:1,744183
Hong Kong191:386,0783,192
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Panama131:300,9437,078
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
South Korea111:4,658,205839
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Monaco101:3,707328
Bolivia91:1,179,6045,290
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Swaziland91:144,244719
Jersey81:12,4002,398
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Cayman Islands71:9,1281,205
Kosovo71:265,9818,180
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Bosnia and Herzegovina51:707,28014,781
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Micronesia51:21,249698
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Curaçao41:39,312638
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Belize21:177,7373,502
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
San Marino11:33,214932
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3681:66,2377,568
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,2851:2,746302

The alternate forms: Wéber (2,908), Webér (2), Webèr (2) & Wèber (1) are calculated separately.

Weber (7,582) may also be a first name.

Weber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the Webster,' a webb, a webster, a weaver.

'Coryers, cordwayners, and cobelers, Gyraclers, forborers, and webbers.' - Cocke Lorelle's Bote.

The popular form webster ousted webber to a certain extent at an early date.

Robert le Webber. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Clarice le Webbere. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

1524. John Webber and Elizabeth Letyll: Marriage Lic. (London).

1577. Matthew Webber, Cornwall: Register of the University of Oxford.

1603. Buried — Freze Webber, a poor man: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1658. Buried — Thomas Webber: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(Ger.) Weaver.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Ger.) Weaver [Middle High German weber; from Middle High German weben, O.H.Ger. weban, to weave]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Weaver” in German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English, German) One who wove cloth.

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

Germ., a weaver. The indigenous Webber means the same thing.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(German), Weaver, Webster. (variant: Tessier.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Weber Last Name Facts

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

Weber (Arabic: يبر) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Wéber, Webér, Webèr or Wèber. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weber? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 838th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,502 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Weber reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 73,675th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 7,582 people.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 327,239 people, or 1 in 246. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live and Bavaria, where 16 percent live. Apart from Germany Weber is found in 162 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Switzerland, where 5 percent live.

Weber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Weber has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weber surname increased 812 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 375 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 6,600 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 643 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weber Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (64%) in Russia.

In The United States Weber are 16.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.6% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Weber earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 15.71% more than the national average, earning €34,747 per year; in Norway they earn 4.3% more than the national average, earning 360,946 kr per year; in Peru they earn 211.04% more than the national average, earning S/. 60,296 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.77% more than the national average, earning R 365,424 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.76% less than the national average, earning $20,260,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $46,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $52,389 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wéber932,908/
Webér932/
Webèr932/
Wèber931/
Wieber913,213/
Weeber912,310/
Waeber912,122/
Weiber91908/
Weaber91576/
Woeber91260/
Wehber91136/
Webere9120/
Webeer9114/
Weberr919/
Wueber919/
Wheber915/
Webger911/
Wweber911/
Weuber911/
Webier910/
Wejbert835/
Weijber834/
Wheeber831/
Wiebeer831/
Veber8017,774/
Beber804,293/
Waber801,303/
Wöber801,263/
Wyber80292/
Wiber80285/
Ueber80237/
Wober80146/
Wäber8053/
Webir800/
Weberová771,090/
Weberova7717/
Weisbert7710/
Hueber734,411/
Veyber73834/
Beaber73633/
Wibier73350/
Beeber73349/
Veiber73234/
Beiber73225/
Vebert73163/
Veeber73105/
Vebere7350/
Weibir7329/
Bebear7318/
Wybier7311/
Vesber737/
Waiber735/
Webior733/
Wayber732/
Wébert732/
Wevear732/
Wwever731/
Wajber731/
Vebier731/
Vebher731/
Vejber731/
Wabeer731/
Wabier731/
Beyber731/
Weveir731/
Whever731/
Wybeer730/
Wahber730/
Vaeber730/
Weissbeer710/
Huebert671,106/
Weimper67143/
Weinper67122/
Wheaver6781/
Veybert6777/
Whyberd6766/
Veibert6746/
Whitber6729/
Weaverr678/
Veiberh675/
Uhebere674/
Wheever674/
Bebeher673/
Weavear672/
Whibert671/
Wweaver671/
Beheber671/
Beebeer671/
Weibirt671/
Weaveer670/
Wissber670/
Huebher670/

Weber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Weber in the Arabic language
يبرybr-
ويبيرwybyr-
فيبرfybr-
ويبرwybr-
ليبرlybr-

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Weber Reference & Research

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