Lehár Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Lehár Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lehár Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Lehar (894) & Léhar (6) are calculated separately.

Lehár Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lehár is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Lehar or Léhar. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehár? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lehár is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Lehár occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lehár live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Czechia, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 462,325. In Czechia it is mostly found in: Prague, where 48 percent reside, Central Bohemian Region, where 26 percent reside and Hradec Králové Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Czechia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 4 percent reside and Hungary, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehar93894/
Lehárt918/
Léhar876/
Leohr80114/
Leyhr80107/
Leahr8084/
Lehor8059/
Leehr8041/
Lehyr8016/
Leihr8015/
Lehárová7724/
Leiher73124/
Lehair7387/
Léhárt7339/
Lehgor7324/
Lehgar7318/
Leyher7310/
Lehyar739/
Lehier733/
Leheir733/
Leahrd732/
Lehjar731/
Leheur731/
Leahyr731/
Loehrh731/
Liehor731/
Leyhrd731/
Lejehr731/
Leuher730/
Leheer730/
Lear6716,808/
Lier676,834/
Leer674,224/
Loer671,381/
Luer67771/
Laer67603/
Leur67338/
Leor67235/
Leir67214/
Lehaire67163/
Lyer67153/
Leahair6769/
Leahart6735/
Leehard6719/
Leyherr6717/
Leiherr6710/
Leahgar679/
Leheire672/
Leyr672/
Lejr672/
Leàr671/
Lehardt671/
Leheart671/
Láir671/
Hleehar671/
Leuhier670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lehár
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