Klahr Surname

205,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Klahr Surname User-submission:

German: meaning 'clear' or 'beautiful'. Also found in Ashkenazi Judaism and Sweden, probably taken from Germany.

Klahr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8551:423,92936,688
Germany7481:107,62813,298
Sweden1591:61,9294,741
Brazil1391:1,540,10351,247
France261:2,554,720189,486
England151:3,714,537119,675
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Klahr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

German: meaning 'clear' or 'beautiful'. Also found in Ashkenazi Judaism and Sweden, probably taken from Germany.

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Klahr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Klahr is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Klahr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 205,265th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,604,128 people. The last name Klahr is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Klahr reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 855 people, or 1 in 423,929. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 18 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 37 percent live and Sweden, where 8 percent live.

Klahr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Klahr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Klahr last name increased 891 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Klahr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Klahr are 0.54% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.69% being registered to vote for the party.

Klahr earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.67% more than the national average, earning $45,166 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Klahar913/
Klar8910,456/
Klahare832/
Klare803,224/
Klaar801,466/
Klair801,343/
Klohr80625/
Klaur80511/
Klear80377/
Klarr80182/
Klyar8085/
Klarh8023/
Clahr8020/
Kliar8012/
Klarp8011/
Klarå805/
Klayr803/
Khlar803/
Klhor802/
Cklar801/
Klasr801/
Klarz800/
Kellahar771/
Killahar770/
Kellar738,096/
Killar73397/
Clahar73175/
Klaare73140/
Klaire7380/
Kyllar7377/
Klaitr7314/
Källar738/
Khlare732/
Klhare732/
Klasrh731/
Kklare731/
Kclaar731/
Clahre731/
Cklear731/
Klhair731/
Klairr731/
Klaird731/
Khllar731/
Klarpp731/
Kleare730/
Killahare711/
Kellahair710/
Clar673,734/
Klor67352/
Klár67229/
Killare67226/
Klarová6763/
Klarova6745/
Cıkılar6726/
Khllare6719/
Kiellar6715/
Killyar6712/
Kleňhar678/
Kuellar677/
Killear675/
Kellare675/
Qlar673/
Koellar673/
Kellart672/
Kellear671/
Keullar671/
Killgar671/
Killiar671/
Klór671/
Clahare671/
Kellair670/
Kellhar670/
Keellar670/

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