Stöhr Surname

33,791st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stöhr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stöhr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany14,8541:5,420650
Austria4921:17,3082,625
Czechia1601:66,45911,151
Switzerland1231:66,7728,098
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Hungary101:981,62846,877
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Stöhr Last Name Facts

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

Stöhr is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stöhr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 33,791st most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 464,116 people. The surname Stöhr occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Stöhr live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Stöhr is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 14,854 people, or 1 in 5,420. In Germany it is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 26 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 22 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany Stöhr is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 3 percent live and Czechia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stöhre918/
Stör89398/
Stähr80571/
Störr80395/
Stört8014/
Störp8014/
Störe805/
Sthör803/
Störz801/
Stöhrová77152/
Stoehr733,796/
Staehr73484/
Sthoer7377/
Störth732/
Stheur731/
Större731/
Störová678/
Stär673/
Štör671/
Steur602,203/
Stoer60596/
Stärz60235/
Staer60148/
Stärr6058/
Stuir601/
Stärp601/
Shtaer55493/
Stoerr5579/
Staerr5515/
Stoerh556/

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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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  • 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 Stöhr
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