Pehrs Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Pehrs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pehrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Sweden451:218,81715,158
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Pehrs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pehrs is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pehrs? popularity and diffusion

Pehrs is the 1,727,723rd most frequently held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname Pehrs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Pehrs reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 1,364,499. In Germany Pehrs is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 54 percent reside, Hamburg, where 24 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Germany it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Pehrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pehrs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pehrs surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pehrs Last Name Statistics demography

Pehrs earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.16% less than the national average, earning $31,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pers892,708/
Peers808,307/
Pears804,360/
Piers803,719/
Perse801,358/
Peirs80484/
Persh80180/
Perst8086/
Petrs8049/
Persz8043/
Perss8016/
Pfers8010/
Phors8010/
Poers809/
Perrs806/
Perås806/
Phars805/
Persd803/
Paers802/
Peyrs801/
Pgers801/
Peurs801/
Pohrs800/
Pahrs800/
Phers800/
Pearse739,835/
Persch733,299/
Persse73351/
Pearst73108/
Peirse7381/
Phears7353/
Persze7328/
Phairs7323/
Pershe7320/
Pahars737/
Peetrs735/
Pettrs733/
Pearsh733/
Petrsh733/
Pierrs732/
Persøe732/
Piersz731/
Peersh731/
Peerse731/
Phirse731/
Perstø731/
Paersh731/
Phiers731/
Peirrs731/
Peersz731/
Pearsz731/
Pherse730/
Pharss730/
Pharrs730/
Perrse730/
Peerrs730/
Pars673,087/
Pors671,681/
Poersch671,371/
Pirs67246/
Persche67113/
Perš67106/
Persova6798/
Phearse6784/
Pärs6762/
Pörs6759/
Pfersch6747/
Pyrs6722/
Paersch6714/
Piersch6714/
Pírs673/
Perx673/
Perssch671/
Pearssh671/
Pérs671/
Pjrs671/
Petrsse671/
Peersse670/
Pearsse670/

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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 Pehrs
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