Luhr Surname

306,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Luhr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luhr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4621:784,54360,722
Germany4491:179,29920,982
Chile791:222,9936,896
Sweden651:151,48910,616
Norway511:100,82913,689
Australia341:793,99150,673
England321:1,741,18971,393
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Luhr (15) may also be a first name.

Luhr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luhr is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luhr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 306,186th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,900,847 people. The last name Luhr occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Luhr reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

The surname Luhr is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 462 people, or 1 in 784,543. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Washington, where 11 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 36 percent live and Chile, where 6 percent live.

Luhr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Luhr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Luhr last name grew 679 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Luhr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Luhr last name are 8.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Luhr earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.05% less than the national average, earning $41,831 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $52,839 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luthr8910/
Luhjr891/
Luihr891/
Louhr891/
Luhrt890/
Lur86381/
Luhtrh801/
Louthr800/
Laur757,978/
Lurz752,597/
Lour751,218/
Lure751,183/
Leur75338/
Luur75207/
Liur75108/
Lurd7531/
Lutr7531/
Luir7511/
Lurr757/
Lusr757/
Lurt755/
Lurø753/
Lurh752/
Lyur752/
Lhur752/
Llur752/
Lurp751/
Louhier7318/
Lauthrt731/
Laure6715,491/
Loure673,611/
Lahur67775/
Lourd67217/
Lgour67136/
Lheur67118/
Luure6750/
Lohur6733/
Laurd6730/
Lhour6728/
Louër6725/
Lusre6716/
L'Hor678/
Lurhs678/
Lurdh676/
Hlusr676/
Lurre675/
Lautr675/
Leure673/
Lourt673/
Luyre672/
Lhure672/
Hliur672/
Lourr672/
Lyure671/
Laurr671/
Laurì671/
Laurė671/
Leurd671/
Lhoer671/
Lhorh671/
Lourp671/
Luird671/
Laurt671/
Llour671/
Lyurd671/
Lurdt671/
Luire671/
Loohr670/
Hlurt670/

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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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  • 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 Luhr
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