Sohr Surname

246,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Sohr Surname User-submission:

Sohr is a the name of a Baloch tribe. This surname is mostly used in regions of Balochistan (especially Basima, Kharan, Mashkel, Chaghi, Panjgur) and Iranian Balochistan. Sardar Haji Mutee Ullah Sohr is the leader of this tribe. The word sohr means 'reddish', which references its tribes beauty and bravery.

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Sohr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0961:73,4549,292
United States3351:1,081,96778,689
Czechia651:163,59224,859
Austria431:198,03324,866
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Sohr (102) may also be a first name.

Sohr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Sohr is a the name of a Baloch tribe. This surname is mostly used in regions of Balochistan (especially Basima, Kharan, Mashkel, Chaghi, Panjgur) and Iranian Balochistan. Sardar Haji Mutee Ullah Sohr is the leader of this tribe. The word sohr means 'reddish', which references its tribes beauty and bravery.

- haseebbaloch

Sohr Last Name Facts

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

Sohr (Hindi: सोहर) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sohr? popularity and diffusion

Sohr is the 246,661st most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,520,810 people. The last name Sohr occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Sohr live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 935,178th most common first name on earth, held by 102 people.

The surname Sohr is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,096 people, or 1 in 73,454. In Germany Sohr is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 31 percent are found, Bavaria, where 24 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Germany Sohr exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Czechia, where 4 percent are found.

Sohr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sohr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sohr last name rose 744 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sohr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sohr surname are 15.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.84% registered with the party.

Sohr earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $42,479 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sohur89251/
Szohr8961/
Soihr894/
Sothr892/
Soohr891/
Souhr891/
Shohr890/
Sor866,312/
Schohr8080/
Shohrh803/
Shohrt801/
Shohtr800/
Southr800/
Sore75105,040/
Shar7555,256/
Shor759,537/
Sour758,271/
Soor757,672/
Sahr754,188/
Sort75896/
Szor75493/
Sior75261/
Soir75194/
Suor75146/
Sorr7573/
Sorz7555/
Sord7547/
Sorh7546/
Scor7543/
Sorø7516/
Sotr755/
Sosr753/
Soër753/
Ssor752/
Sgor751/
Sorp751/
Soyr751/
Sohrová7351/
Southrd731/
Sohrova731/
Sharp67169,075/
Short67113,655/
Sahar6744,443/
Shore6726,738/
Share6710,802/
Shaar676,191/
Shahr673,760/
Schor673,005/
Shhar672,590/
Shour672,451/
Shoor671,738/
Sourd671,662/
Shorr671,390/
Sharr671,133/
Soire671,045/
Sorre67928/
Schar67875/
Shard67703/
Soort67525/
Soure67450/
Shart67345/
Sathr67262/
Soore67261/
Sourt67171/
Shord67148/
Sharh67120/
Shaur67115/
Siore67108/
Soord6788/
Sourp6769/
Scorr6744/
Shoir6721/
Sourr6719/
Sharz6719/
Sahrh6719/
Sourh6718/
Schór6717/
Sorhe6714/
Scoor6714/
Shatr679/
S'Har678/
Shgar678/
Soorh678/
Szort678/
Shorp676/
Sheur676/
Scuor676/
Szoor676/
Soyre674/
Szore673/
Jouhr673/
Shuor673/
Soirh673/
Soorr672/
Szhor672/
Shorh672/
Suord672/
Zohrz672/
Zouhr672/
Suore672/
Shhor672/
Sshar672/
Johrh672/
Schohier671/
Sootr671/
Shorz671/
Seuhr671/
Sousr671/
Saahr671/
Suotr671/
Sorzh671/
Siorh671/
Shaïr671/
Souïr671/
Szhar671/
Xoohr671/
Scahr670/
Soird670/
Hsort670/

Sohr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sohr in the Hindi language
सोहरsohara97.3
सोहराअsohara'a2.7

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