Mähr Surname

313,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Mähr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mähr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria8821:9,6551,255
Germany2311:348,50833,871
Switzerland791:103,96111,033
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mähr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mähr occurs in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mähr.

How Common Is The Last Name Mähr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 313,233rd most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 6,072,955 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Mähr live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Mähr is most common in Austria, where it is borne by 882 people, or 1 in 9,655. In Austria Mähr is primarily concentrated in: Vorarlberg, where 85 percent are found, Tyrol, where 7 percent are found and Styria, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Austria Mähr is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent are found and Switzerland, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mähre896/
Mehr7528,066/
Myhr751,670/
Möhr75518/
Mihr75219/
Mher75114/
Mhir7517/
Mjhr756/
Mhjr753/
Märe752/
Mhyr752/
Märd751/
Mhre751/
Myhre6711,311/
Mhere674,893/
Mehrz67308/
Moehr67294/
Maehr67279/
Mohyr67233/
Mæhre67199/
Mahyr67193/
Mhair67173/
Mhire67169/
Mhesr67163/
Muhyr67102/
Mhyre6751/
Miehr6747/
Mhoer6715/
Mhetr6712/
M'Hir676/
Mheir676/
Mheer676/
Methr673/
Maihr672/
Mithr671/
Mehrr671/
Mehrh671/
Mejhr671/
Mhear671/
Mehír671/
Mhajr671/
Mhisr671/
Mojhr671/
Moihr671/
Meuhr670/
Moyhr670/
Mayhr670/
Mhirr670/

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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 Mähr
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