Pehr Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Pehr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
Austria921:92,55913,542
Israel601:142,62715,171
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Pehr (1,121) may also be a first name.

Pehr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pehr is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pehr? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pehr is the 721,185th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. The surname Pehr occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Pehr reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 238,131st most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 1,121 people.

The last name Pehr is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 2,047,791. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Maryland, where 12 percent live and Illinois, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States Pehr is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 23 percent live and Israel, where 15 percent live.

Pehr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pehr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pehr last name increased 5,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pehr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pehr last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

Pehr earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.34% more than the national average, earning $45,020 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfehr8944/
Pehre8913/
Piehr897/
Pehyr891/
Per866,598/
Peer7525,496/
Pere7522,673/
Perz756,259/
Petr755,528/
Pier755,150/
Pear753,117/
Pert752,673/
Perr75676/
Pher75420/
Phir75347/
Peir75333/
Perh75123/
Peur75120/
Peyr7568/
Perd7516/
Pähr7515/
Pesr7514/
Perp756/
Perț755/
Pejr753/
Phre752/
Pper752/
Phär752/
Perì751/
Pyhr751/
Bper751/
Pfer750/
Pehrová7311/
Pereher733/
Peehier731/
Pehrova731/
Peart6717,327/
Peyre677,254/
Pe'er673,079/
Phair673,011/
Perre672,049/
Pierz671,035/
Peard671,010/
Peare67882/
Peere67667/
Peire67664/
Phear6791/
Pierr6782/
Perhe6771/
Pihrt6765/
Pyreh6756/
Pyhrr6755/
Pferr6749/
Pearr6738/
Phere6735/
Perțe6735/
Peerz6729/
Pferd6724/
Pheer6724/
Perzh6721/
Pearz6721/
Perrz6719/
Pujhr6717/
Perrt6717/
Perhs6717/
Pfier677/
Phier676/
Pertt675/
Phirh675/
Paihr674/
Perzz674/
Pheir673/
Pejrr673/
Petrr673/
Høper673/
Perșe673/
Peetr673/
Peerr672/
Petrì672/
Phirt672/
Pahyr672/
Peert671/
Pheur671/
Pearh671/
Pearp671/
Peirt671/
Pythr671/
Perrd671/
Petrt671/
Pfeir671/
Pierh671/
Phior671/
Hpper671/
Vpeer671/
Petrz671/
Pfähr671/
Peird671/
Pesrp671/
Píhrt671/
Phetr671/
Phitr671/
Peesr671/
Pfert670/
Pherp670/
Phird670/
Phayr670/
Pherd670/
Hpear670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pehr
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