Jahr Surname

108,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Jahr Surname User-submission:

This means "year" in German (when spelled with a J). However, the Yahr family has a large Jewish/Ukrainian contingent, where "yar" means "ravine."

Jahr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,2401:35,9404,757
United States1,0121:358,16131,966
Norway7291:7,054714
Sweden481:205,14114,201
Iran421:1,828,15567,506
Poland391:974,58370,126
Chile271:652,46215,367
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
India131:59,005,029552,550
England131:4,286,005132,302
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Jahr (328) may also be a first name.

Jahr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This means "year" in German (when spelled with a J). However, the Yahr family has a large Jewish/Ukrainian contingent, where "yar" means "ravine."

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Jahr Last Name Facts

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

Jahr (Hindi: जाहर, Marathi: जहर) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jahr.

How Common Is The Last Name Jahr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 108,214th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,693,597 people. Jahr occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Jahr are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Jahr is also the 484,112th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 328 people.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 2,240 people, or 1 in 35,940. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found, Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 12 percent are found. Besides Germany Jahr occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Norway, where 17 percent are found.

Jahr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jahr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jahr surname expanded 1,163 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jahr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jahr surname are 14.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Jahr earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning 346,961 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.5% more than the national average, earning $47,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.51% more than the national average, earning $66,829 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jahur893,782/
Jahar892,892/
Jauhr8950/
Jahrr8918/
Jahrø896/
Jathr894/
Jaihr893/
Jahrh891/
Jaahr890/
Jar8610,003/
Jahair80713/
Jhahar8033/
Jahaar8021/
Jahaur8018/
Jahhur805/
Jhahur804/
Eujahr802/
Jahurr802/
Jaahar801/
Ijhahr801/
Jaihre801/
Jaheur801/
Jiahur801/
Jeahar801/
Jare7512,128/
Jaar752,724/
Jair751,002/
Ijar75982/
Jard75740/
Yahr75722/
Jarh75523/
Jarr75499/
Jiar75476/
Jaur75438/
Johr75364/
Jayr75353/
Jarz75333/
Jhar75165/
Jear75112/
Jarp7583/
Jart7575/
Jhor7550/
Jyar7513/
Jatr757/
Iahr757/
Jaër757/
Jasr756/
Hjar752/
Jgar751/
Jarå751/
Eahr751/
Ajhahar7379/
Ojhahar7314/
Jahahar734/
Jyahare731/
Ejhahar731/
Aijahar731/
Ujhahar731/
Jhore6712,322/
Jaure673,123/
Hijar672,826/
Jarre672,397/
Ijhar672,359/
Jhare672,085/
Ajgar671,870/
Ajhar671,733/
Ijare67596/
Ojhar67334/
Jheir67219/
Jaire67210/
Ajiar67180/
Jardh67178/
Jihar67138/
Ujhar67104/
Yahar6799/
Hjare6795/
Jaare6772/
Ejhar6761/
Johur6752/
Yahur6741/
Ajjar6738/
Ujjar6733/
Geahr6728/
Jaaar6728/
Jharr6721/
Ujgar6720/
Jaird6720/
Ejjar6718/
Jijar6716/
Jhair6715/
Jiear6715/
Jhaur6714/
Jarhe6712/
Ejgar6711/
Jayre679/
Aijar677/
Jaujr677/
Jeare677/
Ajyar677/
Ojear677/
Jarrå675/
Hẩjar675/
Hjair675/
Jiare675/
Hjart675/
Jaarr673/
Jaurz673/
Ajhor673/
Jouhr673/
Jeard673/
Jhaar673/
Jhour673/
Ojhahare673/
Ujear672/
Ujyar672/
Ijjar672/
Ujiar672/
Ojiar672/
Jairp672/
Ijart672/
Johrh672/
Jiard671/
Jyare671/
Jayjr671/
Jihor671/
Jjare671/
Jjgar671/
Jhhar671/
Jhoor671/
Hjaar671/
Hjjar671/
Jaard671/
Jyard671/
Ujhor671/
Hìjar671/
Hijahare671/
Hjarp671/
Jarhh671/
Jartø671/
Jaurt671/
Jharh671/
Jiaar671/
Jiart671/
Oijar671/
Ajiahare671/
Ojhor671/
Jaarh671/
Jaart671/
Aihor671/
Eahar671/
Ja'ar671/
Jasre671/
Jeear671/
Jartt670/
Jardd670/

Jahr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jahr in the Marathi language
जहरjahara-
Jahr in the Hindi language
जाहरjahara97.2
जहाjaha1.4

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