Bihr Surname

267,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bihr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bihr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5721:116,12417,489
Germany5371:149,91718,005
United States2031:1,785,512117,316
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Guatemala81:2,010,3346,458
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Bihr Last Name Facts

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

Bihr is found most in France. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bihr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 267,252nd most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,984,642 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Bihr reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in France, where it is carried by 572 people, or 1 in 116,124. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 67 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 14 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account France it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 37 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Bihr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bihr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bihr surname rose 967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bihr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bihr last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

Bihr earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.84% more than the national average, earning $43,511 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bihre8951/
Biehr8934/
Bhihr893/
Buihr891/
Boihr891/
Beihr890/
Bir8655,962/
Bihårr802/
Beihre801/
Baithr801/
Bird75127,174/
Bair7580,166/
Bior7553,045/
Behr7530,987/
Bire7512,698/
Bier7510,766/
Bähr759,978/
Birt758,005/
Birr753,112/
Bher75294/
Bhir75250/
Beir75190/
Boir75159/
Buir7575/
Wihr7567/
Birz7532/
Birh7521/
Bhre7511/
Béhr757/
Bisr756/
Bitr755/
Bhyr754/
Byhr754/
Bijr753/
Vihr751/
Birź751/
Bhjr751/
Bgir751/
Bhoir67134,184/
Baird6780,907/
Boire6713,566/
Bhere676,828/
Bhair671,696/
Baire671,460/
Bairr67722/
Birre67505/
Buire67474/
Buhyr67267/
Wiehr67221/
Beahr67158/
Byhre67155/
Beird67132/
Bhire67103/
Bhirt6783/
Bheir6768/
Bheer6764/
Bhoyr6760/
Beire6753/
Birdt6740/
Birdd6734/
Bhear6734/
Buird6730/
Baair6729/
Bhior6728/
Birzh6722/
Bairh6721/
Byhrø6720/
Bhuir6719/
Bhisr6717/
Birtø6714/
Viehr6713/
Bierz6713/
Bairt6711/
Bhayr6710/
Bijre679/
Baisr679/
Bağir677/
Bierr676/
Bhirh676/
Bherz674/
Bijrh674/
Birtt673/
Bhyrd673/
Weihr673/
Behyr673/
B'Air672/
Buirt672/
Birht672/
Bhyre672/
Behhr672/
Bhert672/
Birhe672/
Bierh672/
Beirz672/
Bittr671/
Bhird671/
Bisre671/
Bisrt671/
Bgoir671/
Bethr671/
Boird671/
Birrd671/
Báier671/
Wihre671/
Beirå671/
Behrd671/
Bhier671/
Bhirr671/
Birrz671/
Birdh671/
Birhp671/
Biršs671/
Bhyrh671/
Vihrt671/
Buitr671/
Beirr670/
Bayhr670/
Behrt670/
Boirr670/
Woihr670/
Birrt670/
Beirt670/
Bidtr670/

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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
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  • 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 Bihr
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