Rühr Surname

450,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 754 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rühr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rühr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7271:110,73713,636
Austria171:500,90847,931
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

The alternate forms: Ruhr (909) & Rűhr (4) are calculated separately.

Rühr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rühr (Arabic: ريهر) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Ruhr or Rűhr. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rühr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 450,743rd most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 9,665,180 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rühr reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 727 people, or 1 in 110,737. In Germany Rühr is most common in: Bavaria, where 40 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 18 percent live and Hamburg, where 8 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 2 percent live and Finland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruhr92909/
Rűhr924/
Rhr869/
Rohr7527,567/
Röhr755,384/
Rehr751,419/
Rahr75895/
Rhor75218/
Røhr75111/
Ryhr7544/
Rähr7538/
Róhr7531/
Rhar7513/
Rihr754/
Rher753/
Rhrh753/
Ræhr752/
Rhrw752/
Rhry752/
Wrhr751/
Rüer751/
Rhra751/
Rwhr751/
Rhhr751/
Rhro751/
Rhrr751/
Rhru751/
Rührová734/
Rohra672,470/
Roehr671,700/
Rohri67277/
Ruhri67238/
Rhora67231/
Rahro67172/
Ruehr67157/
Roohr67133/
Reohr67132/
Rhhir6775/
Rhero6770/
Rehra6767/
Ruhry6748/
Rahra6745/
Rahri6744/
Reahr6739/
Rehri6739/
Riehr6737/
Röhre6736/
Rhere6730/
Rhari6730/
Rohre6725/
Rhear6724/
Rhera6722/
Rhoer6720/
Rohrr6720/
Ryhre6711/
Rohry6711/
Rhour6710/
Røher679/
Rehre678/
Rhair677/
Rhare675/
Riihr675/
Rhaur674/
Rharu674/
Rhara674/
Rwhra674/
Röhry673/
Rohro673/
Rhoru673/
Rhaar673/
Rhyer673/
Rhiro673/
Rhoro673/
Rahre672/
Rharr672/
Rhori672/
Rőhri672/
Raehr671/
Rouhr671/
Rhaer671/
Rhiar671/
Rhire671/
Rhuor671/
Rhwer671/
Rohrh671/
Wrehr671/
Rhoar671/
Rihra671/
Rharo671/
Rhiri671/
Rhaor671/
Röehr671/
Röhri671/
Ruhru671/
Rheer671/
Rhira671/
Rwhar671/
Rohhr671/
Rhahr671/
Rhrhh671/
Rhrrh671/
Rhuar671/
Rhuri671/
Rhyar671/
Rhier670/
Rhury670/
Rhyre670/
Rohru670/
Rhorr670/
Roahr670/
Rhore670/
Rhrey670/
Rűhrová554/
Ruer50863/
Rier50834/

Rühr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rühr in the Arabic language
ريهرryhr-

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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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  • 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 Rühr
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