Bär Surname
Approximately 23,328 people bear this surname
Bär Surname User-submission:
The Bär surname means 'bear' in German.
Bär Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 20,190 | 1:3,987 | 448 |
| Switzerland | 2,526 | 1:3,251 | 431 |
| Austria | 408 | 1:20,871 | 3,259 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Finland | 38 | 1:144,650 | 13,416 |
| Peru | 21 | 1:1,513,530 | 22,524 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Bär Surname Meaning
Bär Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bär Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bär is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bär? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 23,233rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 312,395 people. The surname Bär occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bär reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Bär is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 20,190 people, or 1 in 3,987. In Germany Bär is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 27 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 11 percent live and Austria, where 2 percent live.
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