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 surname Gahr (Arabic: جاهر) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gahr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 167,924th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,830,115 people. The surname Gahr is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Gahr live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gahr is also the 1,484,914th most widespread given name throughout the world. It is borne by 46 people.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 1,289 people, or 1 in 62,456. In Germany Gahr is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 54 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found and Berlin, where 7 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Austria, where 11 percent are found.

Gahr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gahr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gahr surname expanded 828 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gahr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gahr surname are 13.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.82% registered with 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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