Bohr Surname

68,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Suriname

Bohr Surname User-submission:

Bohr is a German surname, denoting a descendant of Liborius (Latin for freedom; 'liberty'). There was a patron saint named so in West Germany during Medieval times.

Bohr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,7441:21,5032,853
United States2,3541:153,97615,783
France3591:185,02228,799
Denmark1571:35,9543,745
Brazil911:2,352,46572,498
Netherlands851:198,67327,603
Suriname831:6,6581,580
Poland601:633,47956,390
Australia371:729,61448,196
Iran371:2,075,20373,016
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
England341:1,638,76668,634
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Norway101:514,22941,629
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
China51:273,464,31313,838
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3471:144,72213,555

Bohr (193) may also be a first name.

Bohr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bohr is a German surname, denoting a descendant of Liborius (Latin for freedom; 'liberty'). There was a patron saint named so in West Germany during Medieval times.

- deleted-173293

Bohr Last Name Facts

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

Bohr (Hindi: बोहर) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bohr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bohr is the 68,135th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 999,389 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Bohr live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 653,740th most numerous forename world-wide. It is borne by 193 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 3,744 people, or 1 in 21,503. In Germany it is mostly found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 26 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside and Saarland, where 18 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Bohr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bohr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bohr last name expanded 678 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bohr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bohr surname are 25.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.21% being registered with the party.

The amount Bohr earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 24.19% less than the national average, earning 262,350 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 38.38% less than the national average, earning R 146,424 per year; in United States they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $44,234 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.24% less than the national average, earning $37,642 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bohrz89349/
Bohrt8968/
Bohur8961/
Bouhr8956/
Bothr8916/
Boohr896/
Bhohr893/
Bohër891/
Boihr891/
Bohrr890/
Bor86107,058/
Bohrdt8011/
Bhothr801/
Bohrre801/
Bahr7565,612/
Bhar7549,426/
Bore7540,027/
Bhor7534,635/
Bour7515,973/
Bort757,585/
Borz754,412/
Boor754,143/
Bord752,910/
Borr751,397/
Borș75659/
Buor75445/
Borh75301/
Boir75159/
Borø7565/
Borp7519/
Boër7515/
Báhr7511/
Botr757/
Boyr757/
Bosr753/
Bgor751/
Hbor751/
Bojr751/
Borû751/
Borġ751/
Borë751/
Bohrova7330/
Bohrová731/
Boheher731/
Boreher731/
Bahar67140,212/
Bhoir67134,184/
Bhore6723,401/
Boire6713,566/
Bhatr6711,744/
Bharh678,804/
Borre677,141/
Boure673,094/
Bgour671,499/
Boore67992/
Boord67980/
Bhare67657/
Bosre67636/
Bordt67633/
Bhaur67538/
Bhart67425/
Bourt67243/
Bourd67227/
Borzì67174/
Bahrr67123/
Bathr67114/
Buord6793/
Boyre6780/
Bourh6770/
Bortt6765/
Bhoyr6760/
Bhaar6730/
Bhard6720/
Bauhr6720/
Buore6720/
Boyrd6718/
Borød6718/
Borhe6717/
Bhoor6712/
Bharr6711/
Boort6710/
Boorz6710/
Bhord678/
Bhour677/
Hbore676/
Bourr676/
Bhorr674/
Bouër674/
Bahrh674/
Bhorh673/
Bhgar673/
Boutr673/
Bhort672/
Bharp672/
Bourz671/
Boorh671/
Bhuor671/
Bhhar671/
Bhotr671/
Bgoir671/
Bhasr671/
Baahr671/
Boird671/
Borhz671/
Borrd671/
Borșe671/
Boysr671/
Bhahr671/
Bahrı671/
Baëhr671/
Vohjr671/
Bahrp671/
Bootr671/
Bourp670/
Boirr670/
Bosrr670/

Bohr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bohr in the Hindi language
बोहरbohara-

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