Lührs Surname
Approximately 3,940 people bear this surname
Lührs Surname User-submission:
Meaning: descendant of Liuther.
Lührs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,908 | 1:20,600 | 2,737 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 173 | 1:290,281 | 23,212 |
The alternate forms: Luhrs (2,630) are calculated separately.
Lührs Surname Meaning
Lührs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lührs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lührs is most common in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms: Luhrs. Click here for other potential spellings of Lührs.
How Common Is The Last Name Lührs? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 116,948th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,849,631 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lührs reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 3,908 people, or 1 in 20,600. In Germany Lührs is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 58 percent live, Hamburg, where 12 percent live and Bremen, where 8 percent live. Aside from Germany it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 0 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.
Lührs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lührs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lührs last name declined 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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