Ohr Surname

245,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Ohr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ohr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5831:621,71350,239
Germany5821:138,32616,792
Austria1511:56,3948,822
Norway1141:45,1086,444
Hungary611:160,92314,302
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Israel221:388,98331,283
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England101:5,571,806158,774
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

The alternate forms: Óhr (1) are calculated separately.

Ohr (48) may also be a first name.

Ohr Last Name Facts

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

Ohr is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant: Óhr. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ohr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 245,297th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,490,170 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Ohr reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Ohr is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 48 people.

The last name Ohr is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 583 people, or 1 in 621,713. In The United States Ohr is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 36 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.

Ohr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ohr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ohr surname grew 442 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ohr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ohr last name are 25.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.93% registered with the party.

The amount Ohr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.14% more than the national average, earning 412,312 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.85% less than the national average, earning R 45,504 per year; in United States they earn 3.1% less than the national average, earning $41,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.15% less than the national average, earning $48,117 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Óhr891/
Ohyr86774/
Ohur86128/
Hohr86117/
Ohrø869/
Ojhr864/
Ohtr862/
Ohrr861/
Ohrp861/
Othr861/
Oihr861/
Or8025,719/
Ojhre7523/
Goohr759/
Gouhr753/
Gohrh751/
Ohyre751/
Orr6789,440/
Ore6742,874/
Har6717,511/
Hor6716,645/
Gor6715,590/
Ord677,606/
Ort675,812/
Oor672,083/
Ahr671,933/
Our67939/
Uor67777/
Orz67378/
Orh67207/
O'Heir67164/
Orp67143/
Orø6766/
Otr6735/
Ojr6724/
Oir6724/
Oyr679/
Osr678/
Ohrová674/
Oheher673/
Oheere671/
Hór671/
Orș671/
Oreher671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ohr
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