Baehr Surname

95,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Baehr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Baehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3341:155,29515,890
Germany1,5161:53,1046,898
France5061:131,27020,058
Brazil3141:681,76525,128
Canada531:695,20056,020
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Austria291:293,63633,260
England291:1,921,31276,208
Chile251:704,65916,160
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2511:200,07417,416

Baehr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Baehr occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Baehr? popularity and diffusion

Baehr is the 95,510th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,462,775 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Baehr are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 2,334 people, or 1 in 155,295. In The United States Baehr is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 30 percent are found and France, where 10 percent are found.

Baehr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Baehr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Baehr surname rose 930 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Baehr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Baehr last name are 15.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Baehr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.45% less than the national average, earning 261,478 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 111.56% more than the national average, earning R 502,752 per year; in United States they earn 4.43% more than the national average, earning $45,061 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.26% more than the national average, earning $68,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baer8939,616/
Boehr80353/
Baerr8023/
Bhaer8014/
Baerh801/
Bhaheher771/
D'Baer731/
Boer6728,230/
Bähr679,978/
Böhr67396/
Beur67146/
Boheher671/
Boerr60268/
Bhoer6090/
Bhuir6019/
Böhre608/
Böhrt604/
Beurh602/
Beurr601/
Boerh601/
Buihr601/
Bär5023,328/
Bör5058/
Bährová507/

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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 Baehr
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