Rehr Surname

273,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Rehr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7491:107,48413,276
United States5111:709,31355,985
Denmark581:97,3239,225
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
England91:6,190,895170,599
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Rehr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rehr occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Rehr.

How Common Is The Last Name Rehr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 273,923rd most widely held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 5,135,691 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Rehr reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 749 people, or 1 in 107,484. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 29 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Denmark, where 4 percent reside.

Rehr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rehr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Rehr surname increased 549 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rehr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rehr surname are 12.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rehr earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 115.34% more than the national average, earning R 511,728 per year and in United States they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning $47,709 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riehr8937/
Rer86105/
Rehere8077/
Hreher8013/
Reherd809/
Reheer803/
Reherh801/
Reathr800/
Rehher800/
Rere756,357/
Rear751,246/
Rier75834/
Reyr75819/
Reer75464/
Røer75143/
Reur7594/
Rger7546/
Ryhr7544/
Retr7543/
Rähr7538/
Reir7514/
Rerr759/
Rerp755/
Rihr754/
Hrer753/
Rher753/
Rerd753/
Rerz752/
Rert751/
Rerh751/
Resr751/
Rrer751/
Rzer751/
Rereher731/
Reyre67632/
Hrere67200/
Rahyr6795/
Rhhir6775/
Reard6748/
Hreer6729/
Rerre6724/
Rhear6724/
Røger6722/
Reirå6714/
Reare6712/
Reart6712/
Rejtr6711/
Reire6710/
Røher679/
Rhair677/
Rerhe676/
Rierz674/
Reytr674/
Hreir673/
Reitr673/
Rrere672/
Rhrer672/
Rettr672/
Ryhrt672/
Hrerh672/
Råger672/
Rithr671/
Róier671/
Roeyr671/
Rearz671/
Rzier671/
Rajheher671/
Retrd671/
Retrø671/
Rûger671/
Rheer671/
Reirr670/
Rerht670/
Reere670/
Rearp670/
Reirh670/
Rhier670/

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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
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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 Rehr
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