Lohr Surname

27,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Lohr Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Tanner [Ger. löer; from loh, O.H.Ger. lô, tanning-bark + the agential suff. -er]

Lohr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,2901:39,0164,812
Germany8,2641:9,7421,224
France4691:141,62621,818
Canada3011:122,41112,833
Austria2861:29,7744,780
Mexico2371:523,7399,228
Brazil1931:1,109,19338,758
Czechia1431:74,36012,495
Netherlands1381:122,37119,176
Switzerland721:114,06811,784
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
Australia361:749,88148,970
England311:1,797,35772,927
India291:26,450,530346,896
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Chile211:838,88017,964
Norway131:395,56035,657
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belize41:88,8683,294
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5561:32,2743,882

Lohr (615) may also be a first name.

Lohr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Tanner [Ger. löer; from loh, O.H.Ger. lô, tanning-bark + the agential suff. -er]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lohr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lohr (Hindi: लोहर, Marathi: लोहा़र) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lohr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 27,071st most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 367,242 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Lohr live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lohr is also the 336,805th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 615 people.

The last name Lohr is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 9,290 people, or 1 in 39,016. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 42 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Lohr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lohr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lohr surname expanded 597 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lohr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lohr last name are 18.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.37% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lohr earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 484.69% more than the national average, earning R 1,389,440 per year; in United States they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $43,931 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning $47,692 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lohur8933/
Lohtr891/
Louhr891/
Lohrd891/
Loohr890/
Lor8686,451/
Loshhr801/
Lohrre801/
Loothr801/
Louthr800/
Lord7598,723/
Loor7563,686/
Lore759,998/
Lahr758,845/
Lorz751,842/
Loir751,831/
Lour751,218/
Lort751,087/
Lior75938/
Llor75568/
Lorr75414/
Lhor75240/
Luor7572/
L'Or7554/
Lorh7548/
Lhar7518/
Losr755/
Lyor755/
Lorp753/
Lojr753/
Lotr752/
Láhr752/
Lgor751/
Hlor751/
Lohrová73166/
Lohrova733/
Lahar677,772/
Loure673,611/
Loire672,403/
Lhoir671,481/
Lorre671,210/
Llort67963/
Llore67844/
Liore67255/
Loord67222/
Lourd67217/
Lhore67173/
Lgour67136/
Lheur67118/
Llord67118/
Loore6787/
Loorz6785/
Losre6745/
Lhare6734/
Lordt6734/
Lhour6728/
Louër6725/
Liord6723/
Loirr6722/
Lordh6721/
Loyre6716/
Lhort6715/
Lortt6712/
Lhard679/
L'Hor678/
Lathr675/
Loird674/
Lourt673/
Liort673/
Hlore673/
Lhart672/
D'Lor672/
Loyrd672/
Lourr672/
Loirt671/
Llour671/
Lourp671/
Lahrı671/
Lhorh671/
Loosr671/
Lordd671/
Luore671/
Loytr671/
Lhatr671/
Lorrd671/
Lorhe671/
Lahrt671/
Liorh670/

Lohr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lohr in the Hindi language
लोहरlohara-
Lohr in the Marathi language
लोहा़रlohara-

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Lohr Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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