Bähr Surname
Approximately 9,978 people bear this surname
Bähr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9,801 | 1:8,214 | 1,015 |
| Switzerland | 55 | 1:149,326 | 14,246 |
| Austria | 50 | 1:170,309 | 22,149 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
Bähr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bähr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bähr is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bähr? popularity and diffusion
Bähr is the 51,369th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 730,361 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bähr reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 9,801 people, or 1 in 8,214. In Germany Bähr is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bär | 86 | 23,328 | / |
| Behr | 75 | 30,987 | / |
| Bihr | 75 | 1,462 | / |
| Böhr | 75 | 396 | / |
| Bher | 75 | 294 | / |
| Bhir | 75 | 250 | / |
| Bärz | 75 | 149 | / |
| Bäre | 75 | 16 | / |
| Bhre | 75 | 11 | / |
| Bärr | 75 | 7 | / |
| Béhr | 75 | 7 | / |
| Bhyr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Byhr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bärd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhjr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bährová | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bhoir | 67 | 134,184 | / |
| Bhere | 67 | 6,828 | / |
| Baehr | 67 | 4,982 | / |
| Bhair | 67 | 1,696 | / |
| Boehr | 67 | 353 | / |
| Buhyr | 67 | 267 | / |
| Beahr | 67 | 158 | / |
| Byhre | 67 | 155 | / |
| Bhire | 67 | 103 | / |
| Bhoer | 67 | 90 | / |
| Bhirt | 67 | 83 | / |
| Bheir | 67 | 68 | / |
| Bheer | 67 | 64 | / |
| Bhoyr | 67 | 60 | / |
| Bihre | 67 | 51 | / |
| Bhear | 67 | 34 | / |
| Biehr | 67 | 34 | / |
| Bhior | 67 | 28 | / |
| Byhrø | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bhuir | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bhisr | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bhaer | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bhayr | 67 | 10 | / |
| Böhre | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bhirh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bherz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Böhrt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Behyr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhyrd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhihr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhert | 67 | 2 | / |
| Behhr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhyre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhirr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhyrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bethr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhird | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buihr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boihr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beihr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Behrt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bayhr | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bähr
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