Gehr Surname

130,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gehr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5641:51,4746,710
United States1,5541:233,24322,437
Switzerland1281:64,1637,867
Austria521:163,75821,504
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Czechia141:759,53467,321
England101:5,571,806158,774
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4051:123,99712,024

Gehr (24) may also be a first name.

Gehr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gehr (Hindi: गेहर) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gehr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 130,932nd most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,109,886 people. The last name Gehr is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Gehr are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gehr is also the 2,187,323rd most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname Gehr is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,564 people, or 1 in 51,474. In Germany Gehr is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 60 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 23 percent live and Berlin, where 4 percent live. Apart from Germany Gehr is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.

Gehr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gehr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gehr surname expanded 384 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gehr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gehr surname are 26.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Gehr earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $45,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning $57,874 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giehr8984/
Gehrz8984/
Geehr8961/
Guehr899/
Ghehr897/
Gehyr891/
Ger868,043/
Gehrdt8034/
Gehier8011/
Gehrhe803/
Guethr802/
Gehrre801/
Gheher801/
Ghehre801/
Gueher801/
Gehrth801/
Geer7517,809/
Gere7512,011/
Nger756,966/
Gier755,913/
Gher755,799/
Gert754,951/
Gerz751,879/
Ghir751,478/
Gerr751,010/
Guer75981/
Gerd75911/
Gerő75555/
Gihr75296/
Gerh75213/
Geyr75156/
Gähr7570/
Gyhr7516/
Æger7515/
Ghyr7513/
Gerø7510/
Øger757/
Ghre755/
Getr755/
Hger752/
Ghjr752/
Kger751/
Gejr751/
Gerå751/
Cger751/
Gehrová7314/
Guehere739/
Ghehere732/
Gueherz730/
Geier6726,823/
Guere676,064/
Gerdt672,650/
Giere671,236/
Geere67986/
Guerd67864/
Gierz67403/
Geyre67394/
Geert67316/
Ghier67252/
Gheer67218/
Ghair67142/
Guerr67130/
Gerre67102/
Gihre6792/
Gherz6766/
Guear6743/
Ghirh6743/
Geherová6740/
Ånger6737/
Geerz6735/
Gheir6727/
Gerhe6726/
Gahýr6724/
Hőger6722/
Ghoir6721/
Hæger6721/
Ghear6719/
Geråe6715/
Ægert6712/
Guert6711/
Ngeer6711/
Gahír6711/
Gherh6710/
Gerht678/
Hnger675/
Gyhre675/
Guerz675/
Høger675/
Ghyor674/
Geerd674/
Gherț674/
Gherr673/
Ghayr673/
Gerhs673/
Gaihr673/
Cőger673/
Giert673/
Gerph672/
Cgeer672/
Gueer672/
Gertt672/
Gueir672/
Kgere672/
Ngerr672/
Nőger672/
Ge'er672/
Ngher671/
Gerdh671/
Gerzh671/
Giesr671/
Ghrhe671/
Ghuir671/
Ghird671/
Gierd671/
Quger671/
Gesre671/
Goeyr671/
Kgert671/
Ngerh671/
Guerp671/
Gøhre671/
Ggere671/
Gierp671/
Ghujr671/
Nnger671/
Kghir671/
Ghyhr671/
Ghytr671/
Kgger670/
Gerdd670/
Geeer670/
Gerrt670/
Geerr670/

Gehr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gehr in the Hindi language
गेहरgehara-

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Gehr Reference & Research

Geer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Geer 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

  • 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 Gehr
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