Ahr Surname

212,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Ahr Surname User-submission:

Ahr is a habitational surname from a northern place name derived from old Germanic ar, meaning 'water', 'stream'. There is also a river, valley, and winery named Ahr in the same region.

Ahr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7371:491,80341,508
Germany7351:109,53113,512
France3141:211,53732,901
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Austria181:473,08046,251
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
India61:127,844,230863,365
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Ahr (98) may also be a first name.

Ahr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Ahr is a habitational surname from a northern place name derived from old Germanic ar, meaning 'water', 'stream'. There is also a river, valley, and winery named Ahr in the same region.

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Ahr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ahr (Marathi: आहेर) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahr? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 212,982nd most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,770,070 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Ahr are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 956,749th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 98 people.

The surname Ahr is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 737 people, or 1 in 491,803. In The United States Ahr is most frequent in: Texas, where 20 percent are found, Ohio, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Ahr exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent are found and France, where 16 percent are found.

Ahr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ahr has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 819 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ahr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ahr surname are 30.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.47% registered to vote for the party.

Ahr earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.94% more than the national average, earning $49,163 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ahar863,590/
Ahur86382/
Hahr86252/
Athr8699/
Ajhr866/
Aihr863/
Ahhr863/
Ahrz862/
Auhr861/
Eahr861/
Ahrd861/
Ahrr861/
Ar8065,875/
Haahr751,551/
Aahar75252/
Hahar75111/
Ahair7573/
Ahaar7534/
Gahýr7524/
Hahrt7520/
Aahre7516/
Aharh7511/
Gahír7511/
Aheir756/
Gaihr753/
Ahyre752/
Aihre752/
Ahatr751/
Ahhre751/
Ahtrr751/
Athtr751/
Gaahr751/
Ahhyr751/
Auhre751/
Achhr751/
Ahjtr751/
Ahayr751/
Ashhr751/
Athrh751/
Authr750/
Air6728,402/
Are6720,472/
Har6717,511/
Hor6716,645/
Art6715,374/
Gar6713,414/
Ard6710,503/
Arp677,641/
Asr676,846/
Ayr675,361/
Aar674,005/
Arh671,978/
Aur671,863/
Arz671,851/
Ohr671,623/
Arr671,039/
Gahair67720/
Ear67544/
Gahayr67522/
Ajr67360/
Gaheyr67197/
Atr67133/
Arı6710/
Ahahar679/
Gahaar679/
Hayhre677/
Aaheer675/
Ahaahr674/
Areher674/
Ahijre674/
Ahairt673/
Aharrh672/
Arì672/
Haahar672/
Aheire672/
Gaheir671/
Ahaair671/
Aashhr671/
Ahrova671/
Authrr671/
Ağr671/
Auhtrr671/
Ahardt671/
Hahair671/
Hór671/
Óhr671/
Aharhe671/

Ahr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ahr in the Marathi language
आहेरahera-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ahr
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