Loehr Surname

95,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Loehr Surname User-submission:

Loehr or Löhr is derived from the word "Lohe" which is a tanning agent made from oak. The ancestors of the families called Loehr/Loehr were tanners.

Loehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9531:91,69210,310
Germany4511:178,50420,909
France3121:212,89333,114
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Australia301:899,85754,700
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4711:106,62110,696

Loehr (13) may also be a first name.

Loehr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Loehr or Löhr is derived from the word "Lohe" which is a tanning agent made from oak. The ancestors of the families called Loehr/Loehr were tanners.

- jotunsquid

Loehr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loehr (Arabic: وهر) occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loehr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 95,237th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,458,384 people. The last name Loehr occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Loehr live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,953 people, or 1 in 91,692. In The United States Loehr is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Wisconsin, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Loehr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loehr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Loehr last name increased 839 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loehr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Loehr last name are 15.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.58% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Loehr earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.37% more than the national average, earning $48,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% less than the national average, earning $48,302 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loehrh911/
Loer891,381/
Laehr8044/
Lhoer801/
Loerh801/
L'Hoer732/
Löhr6711,693/
Laer67603/
Leur67338/
Lähr6763/
Lheur60118/
Liaer6020/
Laerì601/
Löhre601/
Luihr601/
Laerh601/
Hlaer600/
L'Heur5518/
Lör506/

Loehr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loehr in the Arabic language
وهرwhr-

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