Pohr Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Pohr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pohr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Austria131:655,03358,041
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Póhr (13) are calculated separately.

Pohr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pohr is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Póhr. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pohr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,746,159th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Pohr are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Pohr is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,463,736. In Germany Pohr is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 38 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 33 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 18 percent live. Besides Germany this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent live and Austria, where 12 percent live.

Pohr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pohr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pohr last name grew 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pohr Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pohr earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 22% more than the national average, earning $52,643 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $52,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Póhr9213/
Pohre89150/
Pohrt8947/
Phohr894/
Poohr892/
Pohur891/
Pfohr890/
Por8614,952/
Pochhr801/
Phohre801/
Pour75373,958/
Pore7520,000/
Port7514,701/
Poor758,666/
Phar756,691/
Porr751,105/
Porh751,091/
Pahr75722/
Phor75371/
Porz75357/
Pord7565/
Poir7536/
Porp7519/
Puor7519/
Bpor7512/
Ppor7512/
Potr754/
Poyr751/
Posr751/
Poore6712,623/
Pahar675,226/
Pharr674,954/
Poort672,189/
Phorh672,111/
Poire671,978/
Pforr671,242/
Poure67938/
Phore67893/
Phare67658/
Pourr67565/
Porre67544/
Phaar67264/
Portt67151/
Pourd67140/
Pharh67128/
Phatr6779/
Pfort6759/
Potrz6751/
Pourz6747/
Phour6743/
Phard6741/
Phoor6726/
Pathr6724/
Pharp6722/
Pourp6718/
Porhe6716/
Phart6714/
Pottr6714/
Pourh679/
Hpour678/
Phosr676/
Pfoor676/
Pourt676/
Phuor675/
Phaur674/
Posre674/
Phord674/
Phorp674/
Pfour673/
Poosr672/
Phasr672/
Pojre672/
Pahrr672/
Poorh672/
Pford671/
Pheur671/
Ppore671/
Porph671/
Phort671/
Phorr671/
Porht671/
Phorë671/
Bpore671/
Bpour671/
Bpoor671/
Hpoor671/
Pordt671/
Porëe671/
Poorr671/
Poysr670/

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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 Pohr
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