Kähr Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kähr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kähr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1991:41,2715,804
Estonia1271:10,4081,483
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kähr Last Name Facts

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

Kähr occurs most in Switzerland. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kähr? popularity and diffusion

Kähr is the 783,439th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. The surname Kähr occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kähr are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 41,271. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Bern, where 50 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 10 percent live. Aside from Switzerland this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Estonia, where 35 percent live and Sweden, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kher7517,244/
Khir7511,316/
Kehr756,966/
Käch75892/
Köhr75246/
Khyr75151/
Khre75122/
Kärp7585/
Kihr7581/
Khýr7578/
Kärr7568/
Kähs7536/
Kéhr754/
Khír752/
Kyhr752/
Khjr752/
Khér751/
Khair67281,048/
Kheir6740,389/
Khier677,713/
Khoir676,165/
Khayr675,202/
Khaer674,491/
Khire671,923/
Kheer671,407/
Kheyr671,308/
Khere671,304/
Khoer67954/
Kaehr67416/
Kheur67416/
Khear67320/
Koehr67149/
Kåhre67122/
Kaihr6790/
Kiehr6759/
Köhre6747/
Kjæhr6740/
Käsch6739/
Kheïr6732/
Khirh6731/
Kuhyr6723/
Kärrå6722/
Khajr6719/
Kärre6715/
Kherr6711/
Khijr6710/
Kchir6710/
Hkhir678/
Khyre678/
Kherz674/
Khyrt674/
Kherh674/
Kärpf673/
Khirz672/
Khehr672/
Khojr672/
Kcher671/
Khjre671/
Khaír671/
Khäre671/
Khyor671/
Kehrr671/
Khgir671/
Khirr671/
Kkhir671/
Keihr670/
Keuhr670/

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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
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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 Kähr
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