Puhr Surname

281,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Puhr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Puhr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria6511:13,0811,881
United States4701:771,18959,919
Germany1391:579,17647,094
Hungary541:181,78315,754
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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

Puhr Last Name Facts

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

Puhr has its highest incidence in Austria. It can also be found in the variant forms: Púhr. Click here for other possible spellings of Puhr.

How Common Is The Last Name Puhr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 281,089th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,307,754 people. The surname Puhr occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Puhr reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Austria, where it is held by 651 people, or 1 in 13,081. In Austria it is mostly concentrated in: Burgenland, where 29 percent reside, Vienna, where 29 percent reside and Lower Austria, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Austria this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Puhr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Puhr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Puhr last name expanded 11,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Puhr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Puhr surname are 17.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Puhr earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.48% more than the national average, earning $45,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.67% less than the national average, earning $43,390 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Púhr921/
Pujhr8917/
Puhre897/
Puthr893/
Pur8626,288/
Pujhrr809/
Phujhr801/
Pour75373,958/
Pure753,757/
Paur751,525/
Putr751,236/
Phur75694/
Purr75621/
Phor75371/
Purt75341/
Peur75120/
Puur75102/
Purz7570/
Puir7520/
Bpur7514/
Póhr7513/
Purh7510/
Purd7510/
Purp756/
Pujr751/
Pusr751/
Vpur751/
Pouhier7385/
Puhrová7314/
Purre672,173/
Phorh672,111/
Poure67938/
Pourr67565/
Pfurr67164/
Purhe67152/
Pourd67140/
Paure6786/
Poehr6777/
Pahur6776/
Pourz6747/
Phour6743/
Phure6734/
Paurd6729/
Peure6727/
Phoor6726/
Pfure6721/
Pfaur6719/
Pourp6718/
Pourh679/
Hpour678/
Pourt676/
Phoer675/
Purtt674/
Phaur674/
Pfour673/
Poohr672/
Paurt672/
Puirp671/
Paurr671/
Pheur671/
Paurh671/
Putrh671/
Puttr671/
Puire671/
Hphur671/
Vpaur671/
Phorr671/
Pauur671/
Pfurd671/
Phurp671/
Pohur671/
Puure671/
Bpour671/
Phorë671/
Paurz671/
Puyre670/
Phurr670/

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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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  • 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 Puhr
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