Bahrs Surname

402,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bahrs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bahrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5341:150,75918,092
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
France131:5,109,440259,941
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Denmark91:627,19136,734
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

The alternate forms: Bährs (40) are calculated separately.

Bahrs Last Name Facts

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

Bahrs occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Bährs. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bahrs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 402,148th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,347,704 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Bahrs are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Bahrs is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 534 people, or 1 in 150,759. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 43 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Hamburg, where 10 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Bahrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bahrs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bahrs last name rose 617 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bahrs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bahrs last name are 10.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.69% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bahrs earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.05% more than the national average, earning R 325,692 per year and in United States they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $44,234 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bährs9340/
Beahrs9187/
Bahars912/
Bahrsh912/
Bahrse912/
Baahrs911/
Bars896,168/
Baharsh83158/
Baharsp834/
Bahrsch833/
Baharsz832/
Baars8011,192/
Barse807,542/
Barrs803,069/
Bears801,259/
Barsh80918/
Barss80665/
Behrs80183/
Böhrs80177/
Baers80150/
Barst80106/
Barsz8079/
Bohrs8033/
Baurs8029/
Bairs8025/
Barås8023/
Barsø8018/
Batrs808/
Barıs803/
Bhors802/
Bayrs802/
Bgars801/
Bhers801/
Barsch733,306/
Bearss73968/
Bearse73747/
Barshe73728/
Barsse73189/
Barsøe73189/
Bhorse73140/
Boehrs7349/
Baarse7335/
Barsht7322/
Bhatrs7316/
Barsce7315/
Barrss739/
Bearrs739/
Bharst736/
Barsjø735/
Bharse733/
Baarss733/
Barrås733/
Bearst732/
Bear's732/
Bharsh732/
Bheers731/
Baersh731/
Bajrsh731/
Bearsd731/
Barrse730/
Beaurs730/
Baarsh730/
Bearsh730/
Bors6713,584/
Barsova671,105/
Bers67866/
Vars67666/
Börs67226/
Baersch67167/
Baarsch67158/
Bearsch6763/
Barsová6747/
Baursch6727/
Bärs6726/
Barß6720/
Baarsøe679/
Baarshe675/
Bährsch674/
Barç673/
Böhrsch673/
Beatrse672/
Barx672/
Barssch671/
Bhoorse671/
Bharshe671/
Bârs671/
Bouhrse671/
Bārs671/

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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 Bahrs
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