Stähr Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stähr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stähr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5571:144,53417,438
Austria121:709,62061,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Stähr Last Name Facts

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

Stähr is most common in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stähr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 557,062nd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Stähr reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Stähr is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 557 people, or 1 in 144,534. In Germany Stähr is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 17 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Germany Stähr exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 2 percent reside and Chile, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stär893/
Stöhr8015,702/
Stehr807,616/
Sther80277/
Stärz80235/
Sthyr8070/
Stärr8058/
Styhr8046/
Stähs8019/
Sthör803/
Sthre801/
Städh801/
Stärp801/
Sæther736,125/
Stoehr733,796/
Sæthre73907/
Staehr73484/
Stiehr73295/
Sthoer7377/
Steahr7363/
Sthair7346/
Staihr7332/
Steher7320/
Styhre7319/
Steihr739/
Stöhre738/
Steehr736/
Stheer733/
Stehrz731/
Stäsch731/
Stheur731/
Stehre731/
Sthear731/
Sthehr731/
Ster674,893/
Stir671,057/
Stör67398/
Sthi67319/
Stih67156/
Steh67121/
Styr6778/
Stre6765/
Stér6743/
Sætherø6742/
Stäß6734/
Stéh6722/
Sthe6713/
Stha674/
Styh674/
Stehger673/
Stír672/
Sthj672/
Stohier671/
Shteher671/
Stêr671/

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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 Stähr
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