Behr Surname

17,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Behr Surname Definition:

See Baer.

Behr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany16,1861:4,974595
United States5,5991:64,7367,566
Pakistan3,1911:55,9842,199
France1,5711:42,2815,324
South Africa1,4831:36,5334,681
Argentina4871:87,7697,394
Canada2721:135,46214,020
Brazil2671:801,77729,074
Austria2381:35,7795,771
Poland2061:184,50825,151
Australia1961:137,73314,860
Netherlands1951:86,60114,364
England1381:403,75427,757
Switzerland1221:67,3198,149
Denmark1091:51,7865,324
Namibia821:29,3834,509
Ecuador821:193,9747,761
Sweden701:140,6689,936
Peru621:512,64714,327
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Iran421:1,828,15567,506
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Israel171:503,39037,521
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Guam161:10,0081,526
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
India91:85,229,487684,495
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Norway71:734,61250,907
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Wales51:618,90625,852
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Suriname41:138,1547,029
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4901:102,48710,363

The alternate forms: Béhr (7) are calculated separately.

Behr (953) may also be a first name.

Behr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Baer.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German, English) Dweller at the sign of the bear; one thought to possess bearlike qualities. The bear was the king of beasts in the north of Europe.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(German) One who lived at the sign of the bear; one with some characteristic of the bear; descendant of Bero, a pet form of names beginning with Bar (bear), as Beroward, Beriwick and Berulf.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Behr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Behr (Arabic: بهر, Hindi: बेहर) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Béhr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behr? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 17,830th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 235,181 people. The last name Behr is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Behr are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 261,626th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 953 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 16,186 people, or 1 in 4,974. In Germany Behr is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live, Bavaria, where 19 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Excluding Germany it exists in 74 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.

Behr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Behr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Behr surname expanded 1,143 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 282 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Behr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Behr are 12.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Behr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning 271,289 kr per year; in Peru they earn 197.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 57,748 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.53% more than the national average, earning R 364,848 per year; in United States they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $47,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.55% more than the national average, earning $56,912 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Béhr927/
Beahr89158/
Biehr8934/
Behyr893/
Behhr892/
Bethr891/
Behrd891/
Behrt890/
Beihr890/
Ber8617,825/
Behier80363/
Beehre80195/
Behgir8014/
Bheher804/
Beihre801/
Bhehre801/
Beherr801/
Behrdt800/
Beer7563,944/
Bere7537,166/
Bear7520,683/
Bert7513,240/
Bier7510,766/
Bähr759,978/
Berz751,894/
Berr751,578/
Bihr751,462/
Berh75780/
Berd75778/
Bher75294/
Bhir75250/
Beir75190/
Bejr75150/
Beur75146/
Beyr7560/
Beőr7529/
Besr7528/
Berp7527/
Betr7515/
Bger7514/
Bhre7511/
Hber756/
Bhyr754/
Byhr754/
Bhjr751/
Behrová73129/
Behrova736/
Beehier731/
Hbeheer731/
Beherre731/
Bereher730/
Beeheer730/
Berhe67155,790/
Bhoir67134,184/
Beard6789,475/
Bhere676,828/
Beare674,303/
Beere672,496/
Berre672,470/
Bhair671,696/
Hbert671,027/
Beğer67546/
Beart67430/
Besre67287/
Buhyr67267/
Beert67249/
Byhre67155/
Berzs67143/
Beird67132/
Bearz67107/
Bhirt6783/
Bheir6768/
Bheer6764/
Bhoyr6760/
Beire6753/
Bihre6751/
Bøger6746/
Bhear6734/
Bearr6731/
Bhior6728/
Beyre6721/
Byhrø6720/
Be'er6719/
Bhuir6719/
Bhisr6717/
Bertt6714/
Bierz6713/
Berzh6712/
Berrt6712/
Beyrr6711/
Berdt6710/
Bhayr6710/
Beerh679/
Beerd676/
Bierr676/
Bhirh676/
Beerr675/
Bearh675/
Vehyr675/
Bherz674/
Beyrt674/
Bhyrd673/
Beherová673/
Berhs673/
Beatr673/
Bhihr673/
Berrd672/
Beÿer672/
Beurh672/
Bhert672/
Berht672/
Bierh672/
Hőber672/
Beirz672/
Buihr671/
Bearp671/
Bhird671/
Besrd671/
Beurr671/
Beerz671/
Báier671/
Beirå671/
Berzz671/
Bhier671/
Bhirr671/
Bhyrh671/
Boihr671/
Bettr671/
Bejtr671/
Beherova671/
Beesr671/
Beejr671/
Beyrd670/
Beirr670/
Bayhr670/
Beirt670/
Beysr670/

Behr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behr in the Hindi language
बेहरbehara-
Behr in the Arabic language
بهرbhr-

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Behr Reference & Research

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

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