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

The last name Sohr (Hindi: सोहर) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Sohr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sohr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 246,661st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,520,810 people. Sohr occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Sohr reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Sohr is also the 935,178th most widespread given name at a global level It is held by 102 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,096 people, or 1 in 73,454. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 31 percent live, Bavaria, where 24 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Czechia, where 4 percent live.

Sohr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sohr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sohr surname expanded 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 holding the Sohr last name are 15.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.84% being registered to vote for 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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