Joehr Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Joehr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Joehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Joehr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Joehr occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Joehr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Joehr live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Joehr is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 328,517. In Switzerland Joehr is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 48 percent reside, Canton of Bern, where 20 percent reside and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Joer8976/
Ajoer803/
Joerh801/
Joerr800/
Hajoer731/
Jeur67568/
Jaer67390/
Jöhr67357/
Jhar67165/
Eoer671/

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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
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  • 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 Joehr
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