Bähr Surname

51,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bähr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bähr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,8011:8,2141,015
Switzerland551:149,32614,246
Austria501:170,30922,149
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272

Bähr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bähr is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bähr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bähr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bähr is the 51,369th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 730,361 people. The surname Bähr occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bähr are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Bähr is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 9,801 people, or 1 in 8,214. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Germany Bähr is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bär8623,328/
Behr7530,987/
Bihr751,462/
Böhr75396/
Bher75294/
Bhir75250/
Bärz75149/
Bäre7516/
Bhre7511/
Bärr757/
Béhr757/
Bhyr754/
Byhr754/
Bärd751/
Bhjr751/
Bährová737/
Bhoir67134,184/
Bhere676,828/
Baehr674,982/
Bhair671,696/
Boehr67353/
Buhyr67267/
Beahr67158/
Byhre67155/
Bhire67103/
Bhoer6790/
Bhirt6783/
Bheir6768/
Bheer6764/
Bhoyr6760/
Bihre6751/
Bhear6734/
Biehr6734/
Bhior6728/
Byhrø6720/
Bhuir6719/
Bhisr6717/
Bhaer6714/
Bhayr6710/
Böhre678/
Bhirh676/
Bherz674/
Böhrt674/
Behyr673/
Bhyrd673/
Bhihr673/
Bhert672/
Behhr672/
Bhyre672/
Bhier671/
Behrd671/
Bhirr671/
Bhyrh671/
Bethr671/
Bhird671/
Buihr671/
Boihr671/
Beihr670/
Behrt670/
Bayhr670/

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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 Bähr
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