Myhr Surname

239,727th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Myhr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Myhr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway7331:7,015711
Sweden4291:22,9531,881
United States3561:1,018,14374,968
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Myhr (12) may also be a first name.

Myhr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Myhr has its highest incidence in Norway. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Myhr? popularity and diffusion

Myhr is the 239,727th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 4,363,800 people. The surname Myhr is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Myhr are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent forename worldwide, held by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 733 people, or 1 in 7,015. In Norway it is mostly found in: Central Norway, where 43 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 33 percent reside and Western Norway, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Norway it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Myhr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Myhr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Myhr surname increased 2,225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Myhr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Myhr surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Myhr earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning 335,328 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.02% more than the national average, earning $47,902 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $49,826 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Myhre8911,311/
Moyhr890/
Mayhr890/
Myr86376/
Mayr7547,052/
Mehr7528,066/
Myre752,797/
Meyr751,258/
Mähr751,200/
Mihr75219/
Moyr75204/
Mher75114/
Hmyr75101/
Myrt7572/
Mhir7517/
Myrå7516/
Myor7513/
Mjhr756/
Mhjr753/
Myrh752/
Mhyr752/
Mysr751/
Mmyr751/
Mytr751/
Mhre751/
Muyr751/
Myrd751/
Åmyr751/
Myrr750/
Mhere674,893/
Mauyr671,139/
Meyre67824/
Mehrz67308/
Mohyr67233/
Mæhre67199/
Mahyr67193/
Mhair67173/
Mhire67169/
Mhesr67163/
Muhyr67102/
Mayre6789/
Mhyre6751/
Miehr6747/
Myrre6716/
Myrhe6715/
Muyre6715/
Mhetr6712/
Myrrh6711/
Mieyr6711/
Moyre677/
Mheir676/
M'Hir676/
Mheer676/
Mouyr676/
Mähre676/
Håmyr674/
Maayr674/
Mooyr674/
Methr673/
Maihr672/
Moihr671/
Mithr671/
Meyrt671/
Mayjr671/
Mehrh671/
Mejhr671/
Mhear671/
Moytr671/
Mehír671/
Mojhr671/
Myoyr671/
Mayrt671/
Mhisr671/
Mhajr671/
Meyër671/
Meysr671/
Mysrt671/
Mehrr671/
Mhirr670/
Meuhr670/

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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 Myhr
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