Stöhrer Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Stöhrer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stöhrer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1781:452,27840,070
Austria141:608,24554,975
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Stohrer (628) are calculated separately.

Stöhrer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stöhrer is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Stohrer. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Stöhrer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,210,518th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Stöhrer live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 452,278. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 57 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside and Hesse, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stohrer95628/
Störer9286/
Stöhre928/
Störzer86477/
Stehrer86232/
Störger86126/
Sthorer860/
Störe835/
Stoehrer80142/
Sttohrer801/
Storer7711,686/
Stahre77622/
Starer77198/
Sterer7739/
Sthare7719/
Stohre7715/
Sthery771/
Stehre771/
Större771/
Steurer715,511/
Storrer711,626/
Sterrer71329/
Shterer7136/
Storier7111/
Storerr716/
Stoerer716/
Starrer715/
Stärzer712/
Shtarer712/
Starher712/
Sthorey711/
Sthaare711/
Steerer710/
Stterer710/
Staerer710/
Store677,152/
Stere672,484/
Stare672,380/
Steri672,030/
Storrier67514/
Störi67184/
Stery6746/
Störy673/
Stareher672/
Steré671/
Sterrrer671/
Storherr671/
Starrher670/

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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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  • 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 Stöhrer
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