Kähr Surname
Approximately 361 people bear this surname
Kähr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 199 | 1:41,271 | 5,804 |
| Estonia | 127 | 1:10,408 | 1,483 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kähr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kähr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kähr is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kähr click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kähr? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 783,439th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kähr live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 41,271. In Switzerland Kähr is most numerous in: Canton of Bern, where 50 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 21 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Switzerland Kähr occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 35 percent reside and Sweden, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kher | 75 | 17,244 | / |
| Khir | 75 | 11,316 | / |
| Kehr | 75 | 6,966 | / |
| Käch | 75 | 892 | / |
| Köhr | 75 | 246 | / |
| Khyr | 75 | 151 | / |
| Khre | 75 | 122 | / |
| Kärp | 75 | 85 | / |
| Kihr | 75 | 81 | / |
| Khýr | 75 | 78 | / |
| Kärr | 75 | 68 | / |
| Kähs | 75 | 36 | / |
| Kéhr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Khír | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kyhr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khjr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Khér | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khair | 67 | 281,048 | / |
| Kheir | 67 | 40,389 | / |
| Khier | 67 | 7,713 | / |
| Khoir | 67 | 6,165 | / |
| Khayr | 67 | 5,202 | / |
| Khaer | 67 | 4,491 | / |
| Khire | 67 | 1,923 | / |
| Kheer | 67 | 1,407 | / |
| Kheyr | 67 | 1,308 | / |
| Khere | 67 | 1,304 | / |
| Khoer | 67 | 954 | / |
| Kaehr | 67 | 416 | / |
| Kheur | 67 | 416 | / |
| Khear | 67 | 320 | / |
| Koehr | 67 | 149 | / |
| Kåhre | 67 | 122 | / |
| Kaihr | 67 | 90 | / |
| Kiehr | 67 | 59 | / |
| Köhre | 67 | 47 | / |
| Kjæhr | 67 | 40 | / |
| Käsch | 67 | 39 | / |
| Kheïr | 67 | 32 | / |
| Khirh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kuhyr | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kärrå | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khajr | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kärre | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kherr | 67 | 11 | / |
| Khijr | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kchir | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hkhir | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khyre | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kherz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khyrt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kherh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kärpf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khirz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khehr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khojr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kcher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khjre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaír | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khäre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khyor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khgir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khirr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkhir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keihr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Keuhr | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kähr
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