Stehr Surname

65,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stehr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,0681:15,8852,094
United States1,4681:246,90723,520
Canada2991:123,22912,908
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Denmark1011:55,8885,717
Austria711:119,93616,774
Argentina691:619,47043,674
England491:1,137,10353,999
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
France351:1,897,792163,564
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Chile311:568,27313,994
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Stehr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stehr is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Stehr.

How Common Is The Last Name Stehr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,538th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 956,873 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Stehr reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 5,068 people, or 1 in 15,885. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent are found and Hamburg, where 9 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname is found in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Stehr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stehr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Stehr surname grew 1,112 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Stehr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Stehr are 19.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stehr earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.19% less than the national average, earning R 63,720 per year; in United States they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning $45,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.73% more than the national average, earning $50,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stiehr91295/
Steahr9163/
Steher9120/
Steihr919/
Steehr916/
Stehre911/
Sthehr911/
Stehrz911/
Ster894,893/
Stehger833/
Shteher831/
Steer8015,147/
Stier8015,137/
Sterr803,198/
Stere802,484/
Steur802,203/
Stear801,422/
Sterz801,397/
Sæter801,119/
Stähr80571/
Sterp80500/
Shter80291/
Sther80277/
Øster80255/
Steir80250/
Szter8071/
Sthyr8070/
Stert8057/
Styhr8046/
Steyr8039/
Støer8033/
Stter8012/
Stejr804/
Sterd803/
Hster802/
Sthre801/
Stger801/
Ztehr801/
Sterh800/
Stehrová773/
Sæther736,125/
Steere733,031/
Sæthre73907/
Shteer73218/
Steart73151/
Østerø73119/
Steert7399/
Steare7397/
Sterdt7355/
Sthair7346/
Sterre7336/
Stæger7334/
Staihr7332/
Shteir7329/
Šteher7326/
Søster7320/
Styhre7319/
Shtier7319/
Støier7317/
Stejre7317/
Shterr7311/
Steard7310/
Stőger738/
Strøeh736/
Sterzh735/
Stierh734/
Stierz734/
Stheer733/
Schter732/
Sztier732/
Hstter731/
Steire731/
Sttier731/
Stertt731/
Sthear731/
Stheur731/
Stdter731/
Steïer731/
Stÿger731/
Steird731/
Steirz730/
Stesre730/
Stearr730/
Steerr730/
Steerd730/
Stir671,057/
Šter67300/
Styr6778/
Stre6765/
Stér6743/
Sætherø6742/
Shteert6712/
Schtter6712/
Schster677/
Sterova677/
Sterová675/
Søsæter674/
Şter673/
Stär673/
Shchter672/
Stír672/
Steerre671/
Stohier671/
Stêr671/
Sterrtt670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Stehr
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