Gihr Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gihr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gihr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2161:372,71035,308
France511:1,302,406132,002
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Gihr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gihr is found most in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gihr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 902,012th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Gihr live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 216 people, or 1 in 372,710. In Germany it is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 84 percent live, Saarland, where 10 percent live and Bavaria, where 4 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Gihr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gihr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gihr surname expanded 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gihr Last Name Statistics demography

Gihr earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $43,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gihre8992/
Giehr8984/
Gaihr893/
Gir8622,670/
Ihr8646/
Gaihre803,706/
Gaithr802/
Gire7523,897/
Gier755,913/
Gher755,799/
Gair754,278/
Gehr753,454/
Guir751,660/
Ghir751,478/
Girt75888/
Gird75734/
Girz75252/
Girr75217/
Goir75170/
Ihre75112/
Gähr7570/
Zihr7568/
Sihr7550/
Sgir7548/
Ngir7528/
Girh7517/
Gyhr7516/
Ghyr7513/
Ihrt7510/
Ghre755/
Cihr754/
Girp753/
Aihr753/
Iohr752/
Ghjr752/
Ihrd752/
Ithr751/
Ijhr751/
Tgir751/
Girė751/
Oihr751/
Zgir751/
Jihr751/
Gitr751/
Ihhr751/
Ihtr751/
Geier6726,823/
Ir6722,121/
Guire6718,127/
Gaire6717,714/
Girhe676,432/
Giere671,236/
Ziehr67806/
Goire67607/
Girre67603/
Hngir67546/
Siehr67427/
Gierz67403/
Sgier67389/
Ghier67252/
Gheer67218/
Zhgir67168/
Ghair67142/
Ngair67115/
Gehrz6784/
Gherz6766/
Geehr6761/
Zgird6754/
Ghirh6743/
Girhs6743/
Gheir6727/
Gahýr6724/
Ghoir6721/
Ghear6719/
Sgair6715/
Sihrr6713/
Shgir6713/
Gahír6711/
Guirr6710/
Gherh6710/
Chgir679/
Guehr679/
Gaair679/
Zaihr679/
Zeihr677/
Ghehr677/
Gaird675/
Gyhre675/
Ghyor674/
Ghyre674/
Girdh674/
Soihr674/
Gherț674/
Gherr673/
Ghayr673/
Jaihr673/
Guirt673/
Guird673/
Giert673/
Sdgir672/
Aihre672/
Ggire672/
Gueir672/
Goirh672/
Zgair672/
Ngher671/
Heihr671/
Jgire671/
Giesr671/
Ghrhe671/
Ghuir671/
Ghird671/
Seihr671/
Gierd671/
Gairt671/
Hégir671/
Girtė671/
Girjs671/
Gøhre671/
Gierp671/
Ghujr671/
Gairh671/
Kghir671/
Saihr671/
Gehyr671/
Goird671/
Ghyhr671/
Ghytr671/
Khgir671/
Girdt670/
Guisr670/

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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 Gihr
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