Lehr Surname

24,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Lehr Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Lehr, a pet form of Hilarius (cheerful).

Lehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,8101:36,9484,584
Germany9,6751:8,3211,027
Canada4751:77,5708,712
Austria4541:18,7562,908
France4001:166,05725,870
Brazil3681:581,72421,718
Argentina2861:149,45212,636
Poland1371:277,43633,871
Hungary1281:76,6907,754
Israel811:105,65012,007
Switzerland611:134,63813,235
Netherlands601:281,45334,544
Venezuela511:592,23710,648
Australia461:586,86342,409
England301:1,857,26974,552
Sweden301:328,22522,987
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Czechia211:506,35652,868
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4271:35,1924,182

Lehr (94) may also be a first name.

Lehr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Lehr, a pet form of Hilarius (cheerful).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lehr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lehr (Arabic: ليهر) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lehr.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehr? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,282nd most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 327,148 people. Lehr is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Lehr are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 46 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Lehr is also the 980,251st most widespread forename on earth It is held by 94 people.

The last name Lehr is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 9,810 people, or 1 in 36,948. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 43 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Lehr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lehr has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 687 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 231 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lehr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lehr surname are 33.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lehr earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.4% less than the national average, earning R 153,516 per year; in United States they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $45,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $49,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liehr893,122/
Leyhr89107/
Leehr8941/
Lehrh8931/
Lehyr8916/
Leihr8915/
Lethr893/
Lehrt891/
Lehtr891/
Lehrd890/
Ler863,129/
Lehert8094/
Leherr8018/
Hleher805/
Lehier803/
Leahrd802/
Leyhrd801/
Leheer800/
Gliehr800/
Lear7516,808/
Lier756,834/
Leer754,224/
Lere751,989/
Leur75338/
Lerz75267/
Lert75232/
Leir75214/
Lerh75160/
Lerp75112/
Lher7577/
Lähr7563/
Lihr7551/
Lerø7544/
Hler7541/
Ller7541/
Lyhr7529/
Letr7523/
Lerd758/
Lerr757/
Leyr752/
Lejr752/
L'Er751/
Lhjr751/
Ljhr751/
Lehrová7319/
Lehrova736/
Leherre735/
Leard672,131/
Lhoir671,481/
Glier67997/
Leyre67496/
Leire67478/
L'Her67434/
Lierz67410/
Lheur67118/
Lejre67103/
Leird6795/
Leere6794/
Hller6785/
Hlere6772/
Lahyr6759/
Geeleher6739/
Lerre6738/
Leherová6725/
Leare6723/
Llere6722/
Lhert6718/
Leart6715/
Lerhe6714/
Laihr6714/
Lerhs6714/
Lhair679/
Lhere676/
Hlier675/
Learh675/
Lierr675/
Lyhre675/
Lherd675/
Le'er674/
Lertt674/
Leejr673/
Lhler673/
Leirt672/
Hhler672/
Leitr672/
Llear671/
Llier671/
Lheir671/
Leirr671/
Leirz671/
Leisr671/
Learp671/
Learr671/
Luihr671/
Leerh671/
L'Hir671/
Letrz671/
Őhler671/
Layhr671/
Luhjr671/
Lgeer671/
Lheer671/
Leert670/
Lerrt670/
Llher670/
Lerrd670/

Lehr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lehr in the Arabic language
ليهرlyhr-

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