Suhr Surname

37,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,011 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Suhr Surname User-submission:

North German and Swedish, Suhre is a variant of Suhr. It is a German nickname for a spotty person, from the Middle Low German, sure, meaning 'pimple', 'pustule'.

Suhr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,2701:11,0741,411
United States3,6201:100,12711,123
Denmark8831:6,393586
France4371:151,99723,578
Uruguay3511:9,7771,098
Australia2411:112,01512,478
Norway2351:21,8822,847
Brazil2061:1,039,19636,605
Argentina1931:221,46818,222
Guatemala1771:90,8632,835
Canada751:491,27542,011
Switzerland721:114,06811,784
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Nicaragua301:200,7032,533
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Guam121:13,3432,098
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Finland101:549,67032,186
England91:6,190,895170,599
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4421:113,61711,247

The alternate forms: Sühr (97) are calculated separately.

Suhr (15) may also be a first name.

Suhr Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

North German and Swedish, Suhre is a variant of Suhr. It is a German nickname for a spotty person, from the Middle Low German, sure, meaning 'pimple', 'pustule'.

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Suhr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Suhr (Hindi: सुहर) is most common in Germany. It may be found as: Sühr. Click here for further potential spellings of Suhr.

How Common Is The Last Name Suhr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Suhr is the 37,579th most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,130 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Suhr reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 15 people.

The last name Suhr is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 7,270 people, or 1 in 11,074. In Germany Suhr is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 26 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 24 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Denmark, where 6 percent are found.

Suhr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Suhr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Suhr last name expanded 819 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Suhr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Suhr last name are 24.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Suhr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.32% less than the national average, earning 286,134 kr per year; in Peru they earn 47.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,098 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.88% less than the national average, earning R 183,264 per year; in United States they earn 4.85% more than the national average, earning $45,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.72% less than the national average, earning $46,843 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sühr9297/
Scuhr895/
Suthr892/
Seuhr891/
Suhrr891/
Souhr891/
Shuhr890/
Suuhr890/
Sur8675,609/
Schuhr80219/
Shuhtr801/
Southr800/
Sutr7514,552/
Sure7511,358/
Shor759,537/
Saur758,463/
Sour758,271/
Shur753,596/
Surd75944/
Seur75678/
Suur75659/
Scur75380/
Surt75356/
Juhr75312/
Szur75303/
Surr75271/
Suir75231/
Surh75174/
Siur75142/
Shür7571/
Surp7535/
Surz7534/
Sjur7517/
Cuhr7510/
Sgur759/
Susr754/
Zsur751/
Suyr751/
Hsur751/
Souhier735/
Schuhrr732/
Suhrova732/
Southrd731/
Schur676,441/
Suire675,064/
Saure674,159/
Shure672,731/
Shour672,451/
Shoor671,738/
Scurr671,705/
Sourd671,662/
Shorr671,390/
Sahur67774/
Seure67550/
Schür67512/
Shurr67475/
Soure67450/
Surre67348/
Sohur67251/
Shuur67215/
Shoer67196/
Sourt67171/
Shaur67115/
Shuir67114/
Sourp6769/
Suyre6729/
Suttr6728/
Shurp6721/
Sourr6719/
Sourh6718/
Schór6717/
Surzh6715/
Szaur6713/
Susre679/
Shurt677/
Shurz677/
Seurt677/
Zuhrt677/
Sheur676/
Surtt676/
Seurr675/
Saurt674/
Sauër674/
Jouhr673/
Saurd673/
Sgaur673/
Shurd672/
Szhor672/
Soehr672/
Surph672/
Shorh672/
Zouhr672/
Szurz672/
Shhor672/
Saurz671/
Sceur671/
Soohr671/
Shorz671/
Suird671/
Szure671/
Sousr671/
Zuhrh671/
Sjour671/
Souïr671/
Suurt671/
Zuhyr671/
Siurh671/
Surhh671/
Surdt671/
Surrr671/
Hjuhr671/
Scuir670/
Saurr670/
Sausr670/
Shurh670/
Siurr670/

Suhr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Suhr in the Hindi language
सुहरsuhara-

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