Anheier Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Anheier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Anheier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1921:419,29938,092
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Anheier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Anheier is most common in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Anheier? popularity and diffusion

It is the 887,624th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Anheier live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 419,299. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 68 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Hesse, where 9 percent live. Aside from Germany it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Anheier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Anheier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Anheier surname increased 1,514 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Anheier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Anheier are 1.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.84% registered with the political party.

Anheier earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.49% more than the national average, earning $58,029 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anheer92131/
Anheir922/
Anhier920/
Anheuer8630/
Anheyer8618/
Hanheer863/
Anahier862/
Ganhier861/
Anier83348/
Aneer83128/
Aneir834/
Anhegger8014/
Hagneier801/
Ganier771,190/
Anjeer77101/
Aneire7766/
Aunier7720/
Anyier7716/
Anjier7715/
Amheir7713/
Ajneer7712/
Aneyir7710/
Aynier779/
Anijer778/
Aniyer775/
Haneir773/
Anneer773/
Annier772/
Auneer771/
Oneier771/
Anhear771/
Aneuer771/
Aaneer771/
Aneerh771/
Ainier771/
Anhaer770/
Gaynier71300/
Gannier71106/
Ahnijer7163/
Gainier7161/
Ganiear7125/
Ganjeer7119/
Gaunier717/
Anhauer716/
Angeior714/
Hajneer712/
Heineer712/
Aniyere712/
Ganhoer712/
Gaineer711/
Hanhear711/
Hanhuer711/
Aneejar711/
Anaweer711/
Anyiere711/
Ganjier711/
Ganuier711/
Gonhier711/
Aaneire711/
Ainnier711/
Anahger711/
Heaneer710/
Hanneer710/
Anheart710/
Haineer710/
Hangeior671,725/
Onier67797/
Anoir67603/
Anair67203/
Anear67199/
Heinauer67141/
Anyer67121/
Anaer6740/
Gainnier6734/
Önier6730/
Anoer6728/
Eitneier6714/
Anuer6713/
Anieyere677/
Oneer673/
Heisneir673/
Aneur672/
Añier672/
Ainhiyar671/
Gangeior671/
Heitneir671/
Hanneyer670/
Heinnuer670/
Heineard670/
Hanegger670/
Hanhauer670/
Hayneyer670/

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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
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  • 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 Anheier
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