Fahr Surname

115,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Fahr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fahr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,4091:33,4194,415
United States7941:456,49739,012
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Iraq1051:333,5406,405
Brazil931:2,301,87571,238
Canada911:404,89735,698
France621:1,071,334116,831
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belize11:355,4743,977
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2081:241,43620,158

Fahr (746) may also be a first name.

Fahr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fahr (Arabic: فحر, Hindi: फाहर) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fahr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 115,320th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,819,612 people. The surname Fahr occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Fahr live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. Fahr is also the 301,048th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 746 people.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 2,409 people, or 1 in 33,419. In Germany Fahr is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent reside and Thuringia, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Morocco, where 8 percent reside.

Fahr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fahr has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 382 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fahr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fahr surname are 20.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fahr earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.58% more than the national average, earning $51,461 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fahar89225/
Fahur8989/
Feahr8943/
Fahrt8914/
Faihr891/
Fahrr890/
Fauhr890/
Far8616,278/
Fauthr801/
Fayhre801/
Fahaar801/
Faheir801/
Faahar801/
Farr7544,866/
Fair7530,385/
Fard7513,809/
Fajr7511,748/
Faur7510,751/
Fare758,412/
Farh758,057/
Fear756,345/
Fohr751,145/
Farz75385/
Fart7547/
Faar7547/
Vahr7538/
Fatr7534/
Fayr7520/
Fasr758/
Farì756/
Fgar755/
Pfar754/
Ffar754/
Farp752/
Fhar752/
Fhor751/
Åfar751/
Faár751/
Farø751/
Hfar751/
Faure6784,624/
Farre679,771/
Pfarr672,524/
Vahar671,209/
Faire67670/
Feare67304/
Pfaar67303/
Faird67248/
Vahur67193/
Fayre67125/
Feard6741/
Faurt6732/
Fohrd6725/
Feart6723/
Pfaur6719/
Farht6715/
Farhe6715/
Faurd6712/
Faaar679/
Pfare678/
Fhair677/
Farrd675/
Fatrh674/
Fausr673/
Fairr672/
Hffar672/
Farhd672/
Fohrt672/
Farhh672/
Faarh672/
Fajrd672/
Fearr671/
Pfarz671/
Pffar671/
Fgaar671/
Fgaur671/
Fhare671/
Fharp671/
Fheur671/
Fairp671/
Faitr671/
Faard671/
Faarr671/
Farrh671/
Faare671/
Faair671/
Fhorr671/
Pfard671/
Farrr671/
Farzh671/
Farzz671/
Farïd671/
Fohre671/
Faarø671/
Hfard671/
Fau'r671/
Fardd671/
Fgair671/
Fhohr671/
Fhour671/
Fardh671/
Fairz671/
Fajrh671/
Fajrr671/
Fhart670/
Fharr670/
Fairt670/
Farhs670/
Feihr670/
Feuhr670/
Fardt670/
Fhort670/
Faurr670/
Pfair670/
Fairh670/
Fartt670/
Pfohr670/
Farrt670/
Fhore670/

Fahr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fahr in the Hindi language
फाहरphahara-
Fahr in the Arabic language
فحرfhr-

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Fahr Reference & Research

Farr FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Fahr
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