Möhr Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Möhr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Möhr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2391:34,3645,027
Germany2071:388,91536,309
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Liechtenstein91:4,264487
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Möhr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Möhr occurs most in Switzerland. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Möhr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 600,164th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. Möhr occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Möhr live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 239 people, or 1 in 34,364. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Graubünden, where 37 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 35 percent reside and Canton of St Gallen, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Switzerland it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 40 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Möhr Last Name Statistics demography

Möhr earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 117.87% more than the national average, earning R 517,752 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mör8633/
Mähr751,200/
Möre7514/
Mörå753/
Mörd751/
Mörth671,670/
Moehr67294/
Maehr67279/
Mörre6719/
Mhoer6715/
Mähre676/
Meuhr670/
Muir5060,465/
Maer503,692/
Meur502,596/
Moer50281/
Märe502/
Märd501/

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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 Möhr
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