Muhr Surname

74,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Muhr Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the marsh land or moor; dweller near a wall.

Muhr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7441:29,3393,864
Austria1,9661:4,331469
United States9981:363,18532,353
France3221:206,28232,050
Sweden1691:58,2654,488
Switzerland931:88,3119,808
Hungary421:233,72118,989
Czechia381:279,82836,495
Canada371:995,82774,831
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
India51:153,413,076951,030
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Muhr (91) may also be a first name.

Muhr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the marsh land or moor; dweller near a wall.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Muhr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Muhr (Hindi: मुहर) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Muhr? popularity and diffusion

Muhr is the 74,656th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,106,857 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Muhr live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 998,282nd most widely held forename worldwide, held by 91 people.

Muhr is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,744 people, or 1 in 29,339. In Germany Muhr is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 51 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Muhr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Muhr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Muhr last name increased 1,957 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Muhr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Muhr surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Muhr earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.96% more than the national average, earning 411,712 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $43,986 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.85% less than the national average, earning $43,795 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Muhyr89102/
Mouhr8918/
Mauhr894/
Meuhr890/
Muhrr890/
Mur8612,170/
Mudthr80122/
Mushhr802/
Muthrz801/
Muir7560,465/
Mure758,564/
Murr758,098/
Maur754,567/
Murt753,239/
Meur752,596/
Mour752,573/
Murd75449/
Muur75119/
Murz7596/
Murh7545/
Móhr7539/
Mutr7537/
Mhor7530/
Musr7515/
Mhur759/
Murp758/
Hmur752/
Muyr751/
Mujr751/
Muïr751/
Muhrová7336/
Muhrova731/
Muheere731/
Maure6710,036/
Moure679,495/
Murph672,383/
Mahur672,026/
Murre671,821/
Murhe671,678/
Mohur67345/
Meure67198/
Murpf67177/
Maurh67152/
Mourh67104/
Mhure6794/
Musre6786/
Muire6748/
Maurd6725/
Moohr6719/
Mhoer6715/
Muyre6715/
Mourd6713/
Mourt6710/
Maurt678/
Moutr677/
Hmour677/
Mouyr676/
Muirr675/
Mautr674/
Muird674/
Mmure673/
Musrt673/
Mhaur672/
Hmhor672/
Murtt672/
Mhoor672/
Maurp672/
Maurr672/
Mausr672/
Mauur671/
Meurr671/
Mutrt671/
Mmour671/
Hmmur671/
Mhour671/
Murrr671/
Muusr671/
Muhehere671/
Muirt671/
Maurì671/
Murrd671/
Mourz670/
Murrh670/
Maurz670/

Muhr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Muhr in the Hindi language
मुहरmuhara-

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