Uhr Surname

198,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Uhr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uhr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7681:104,82512,956
United States4731:766,29859,625
Switzerland2681:30,6454,592
Australia2411:112,01512,478
Sweden1331:74,0365,554
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Romania211:956,08952,327
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
France191:3,495,933219,029
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
England101:5,571,806158,774
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Norway61:857,04855,549
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

The alternate forms: Ühr (6) are calculated separately.

Uhr (10) may also be a first name.

Uhr Last Name Facts

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

Uhr is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant: Ühr. For other possible spellings of Uhr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uhr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 198,459th most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,458,731 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Uhr reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Uhr is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 768 people, or 1 in 104,825. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 47 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent are found and Bavaria, where 11 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Switzerland, where 13 percent are found.

Uhr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Uhr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Uhr surname expanded 686 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Uhr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Uhr surname are 16.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.03% being registered with the political party.

The amount Uhr earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19.53% more than the national average, earning $51,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $54,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ühr896/
Huhr8612/
Uthr862/
Uhhr861/
Uhrt861/
Ujhr861/
Uhtr861/
Uuhr861/
Auhr861/
Ur805,838/
Gouhr753/
Uhjrh751/
Auhre751/
Euhre751/
Uhrhs751/
Uhrpp751/
Authr750/
Hor6716,645/
Hur678,861/
Gur678,155/
Ure677,526/
Hür672,280/
Uhrová672,251/
Aur671,863/
Urh671,189/
Our67939/
Urd67411/
Urr67353/
Uur67230/
Uir67106/
Usr6776/
Urz6774/
Urt6773/
Eur6738/
Uhrova6732/
Utr6716/
Urp6714/
Urø6713/
Uyr678/
Ujr675/
Urå673/
Hór671/
Óhr671/
Gujjhr671/
Authrr671/
Auhtrr671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Uhr
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