Spuhr Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Spuhr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Spuhr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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

Spuhr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Spuhr is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Spühr. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Spuhr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Spuhr is the 2,909,720th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. Spuhr is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Spuhr live; 78 percent live in South America and 78 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most widely held in Argentina, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,473,911. In Argentina it is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 48 percent reside, Santa Cruz Province, where 31 percent reside and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 21 percent reside. Other than Argentina Spuhr exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Chile, where 13 percent reside and Sweden, where 11 percent reside.

Spuhr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Spuhr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Spuhr surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Spühr931/
Spur89285/
Spurr805,604/
Spaur80774/
Shpur80418/
Spure80173/
Spuur80172/
Spour80166/
Speur8071/
Szpur8059/
Sphor8040/
Sphur802/
Sppur801/
Spuir801/
Spurd801/
Spurz800/
Spoehr73353/
Speurt7387/
Spurre7322/
Sputrh737/
Spurth733/
Shpure733/
Shpurh731/
Shpurt731/
Spoure730/
Sphorr730/
Speurr730/
Spourt730/
Spor67971/
Špur67155/
Spurová6748/
Spür6715/
Spór6715/
Spurova675/
Zpur671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Spuhr
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