Gahr Surname

167,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Gahr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gahr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2891:62,4568,020
United States8361:433,56337,358
Austria2781:30,6314,932
Canada541:682,32655,162
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
France121:5,535,227269,324
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Norway91:571,36544,190
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Gahr (46) may also be a first name.

Gahr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gahr (Arabic: جاهر) is found most in Germany. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Gahr.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 167,924th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,830,115 people. The last name Gahr occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Gahr are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gahr is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used given name on earth, borne by 46 people.

The surname Gahr is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 1,289 people, or 1 in 62,456. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 54 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live and Berlin, where 7 percent live. Outside of Germany Gahr exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Austria, where 11 percent live.

Gahr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gahr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gahr surname rose 828 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gahr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gahr last name are 13.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gahr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 539.08% more than the national average, earning 2,211,730 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.67% more than the national average, earning $50,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.07% more than the national average, earning $59,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gahar89611/
Ghahr89145/
Gahur8981/
Gauhr8954/
Gahýr8924/
Gahír8911/
Gaihr893/
Ngahr892/
Gaahr891/
Gahrt891/
Gar8613,414/
Gaihre803,706/
Gahair80720/
Gahayr80522/
Ghahar80326/
Gaheyr80197/
Gahaar809/
Gajhre804/
Gahatr802/
Gahaur802/
Gaithr802/
Gaheir801/
Gaur7571,462/
Garh7539,052/
Gare7516,074/
Gard7513,253/
Garr755,614/
Ghar754,617/
Gair754,278/
Gohr754,020/
Ghor752,739/
Gaar752,130/
Garz751,713/
Ngar751,692/
Gart75899/
Gasr75278/
Garp75210/
Gayr7561/
Garå7524/
Øgar7510/
Gaár758/
Gatr756/
Garð756/
Garø754/
Kgar753/
Cgar752/
Ggar752/
Hgar751/
Nggahar73103/
Gahayre7320/
Gahrová731/
Ghahare731/
Gaheere731/
Gahaire731/
Gahrova731/
Kgahare731/
Gahardt730/
Ghare6730,369/
Gaire6717,714/
Garre676,839/
Gaure671,810/
Kgare671,727/
Ghaur671,683/
Gardt671,469/
Gaare671,463/
Ghore671,269/
Gaard67860/
Gayre67650/
Ghoor67447/
Ghart67309/
Ghasr67236/
Gaurh67187/
Ghair67142/
Ghour67134/
Garhe67133/
Gharr67123/
Ngair67115/
Gaurd67112/
Gaarz67108/
Guear6743/
Gardh6738/
Ghard6735/
Gohrt6732/
Gohur6729/
Gharh6729/
Gheir6727/
Ghoir6721/
Gautr6720/
Gaarh6720/
Gardå6720/
Gahýrová6720/
Ghear6719/
Gahírová6719/
Nghar6719/
Ghord6718/
Garrì6717/
Ghorh6716/
Garph6715/
Ngaur6715/
Gaurr6713/
Øgard6713/
Gharz6713/
Gauur679/
Gaair679/
Gasre679/
Goohr679/
Nggar678/
Garrd678/
Qugar678/
Hgare676/
Ghohr676/
Ghorr675/
Gaird675/
Ågard675/
Ggare674/
Ghaar674/
Gaurt674/
Gartå674/
Gothr674/
Hggar674/
Ghosr673/
Ghayr673/
Garzh673/
Ghatr673/
Gouhr673/
Garht673/
Garrh673/
Ghotr673/
G'Are672/
Gharp672/
Garzr672/
Ghort672/
Garhh672/
Ngarh672/
Garzs671/
Gghar671/
Gajjr671/
Ghorp671/
Gartt671/
Garrt671/
Gairt671/
Gayır671/
Nghor671/
Ågarp671/
Gardì671/
Gauër671/
Gahyrová671/
Gairh671/
D'Gar671/
Gausr671/
Nngar671/
Gaïre671/
Gohrh671/
Ghorz671/
Ghgar671/
Kghar671/
Gayrd670/
Gardd670/
Ghuor670/
Ggard670/

Gahr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gahr in the Arabic language
جاهرjahr-

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