Bæhr Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bæhr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bæhr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1031:54,8035,600
Norway251:205,69123,411

The alternate forms: Bhr (6,855) are calculated separately.

Bæhr Last Name Facts

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

Bæhr is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Bhr. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bæhr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bæhr is the 1,589,322nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bæhr live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Denmark, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 54,803. In Denmark Bæhr is most frequent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 55 percent reside, Region Zealand, where 20 percent reside and North Denmark Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Denmark this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 20 percent reside.

Bæhr Last Name Statistics demography

Bæhr earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.61% less than the national average, earning 243,604 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhr956,855/
Bær8630/
Bærø7579/
Bhrt758/
Wæhr757/
Bëhr752/
Bhhr751/
Bære751/
Bhjr751/
Bhrh751/
Bhrz751/
Br677,459/
Wæhre6753/
Bærøe6736/
Båhre671/
Bhchr671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bæhr
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