Stæhr Surname

344,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Stæhr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stæhr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,0431:5,412490
Norway201:257,11427,149
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080

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

Stæhr Last Name Facts

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

Stæhr is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Sthr. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stæhr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 344,115th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,842,766 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Stæhr live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Denmark, where it is carried by 1,043 people, or 1 in 5,412. In Denmark Stæhr is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 35 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 21 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 15 percent live. Aside from Denmark it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 2 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

Stæhr Last Name Statistics demography

Stæhr earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning 257,305 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sthr961/
Stær89213/
Stőhr8015/
Støhr805/
Sthær801/
Stærh801/
Sthre801/
Str751,418/
Steher7320/
Stræth738/
Stőr673/
Strh673/
Strp673/
Stehger673/
Sstr671/
Jstr671/
Sztr671/
Sdtr671/
Shteher671/
Står671/
Strt671/
Shtr671/
Strz671/
Strd671/

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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 Stæhr
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