Bær Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bær Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bær Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway281:183,65321,594
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882

The alternate forms: Br (7,459) are calculated separately.

Bær Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bær is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Br. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bær? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bær is the 3,602,217th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Bær is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bær are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most common in Norway, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 183,653. In Norway it is most frequent in: Northern Norway, where 93 percent live and Central Norway, where 7 percent live. Aside from Norway this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Denmark, where 7 percent live.

Bær Last Name Statistics demography

Bær earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 31.24% less than the national average, earning 237,966 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Br937,459/
Bæhr86128/
Bærø8679/
Bære861/
Bærøe7536/
Bhr676,855/
Bre672,157/
Bőr67209/
Brt67172/
Brh67163/
Brå67118/
Hbr6749/
Brz6738/
Brp6733/
Brr6723/
Brd6723/
Brø675/
Bår671/
Brû671/

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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 Bær
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