Lührs Surname

116,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lührs Surname User-submission:

Meaning: descendant of Liuther.

Lührs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,9081:20,6002,737
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

The alternate forms: Luhrs (2,630) are calculated separately.

Lührs Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: descendant of Liuther.

- luhrs1997

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luhrs932,630/
Lürs8916/
Lhurs804/
Luehrs73880/
Loehrs73146/
Lhours7344/
Leuhrs734/
Lhurst732/
Hlihrs732/
Lheurs731/
Lors67313/
L'Hours67105/
Lurs6719/
Lirs678/
Luehhrs671/

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