Unternährer Surname

261,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Unternährer Surname User-submission:

Unternährer derives from the two terms: untern (under the) and aren, an archaic term dating back to the Latin word, plow, (arar in Latin and current Italian). The meaning is therefore 'farmer of the below field'.

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Unternährer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,4891:5,516838
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Unternahrer (320) & Unternàhrer (1) are calculated separately.

Unternährer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Unternährer derives from the two terms: untern (under the) and aren, an archaic term dating back to the Latin word, plow, (arar in Latin and current Italian). The meaning is therefore 'farmer of the below field'. This field is situated in the Entlebuch Valley (Canton Luzern, Switzerland). The first known farmer was called Peter Vnderner, in 1456. The family name turned into time in Undernerrer, Undernärer and finally Unternährer in the end of 18th century.

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Unternährer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Unternährer is most common in Switzerland. It may occur as: Unternahrer or Unternàhrer. For other potential spellings of Unternährer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Unternährer? popularity and diffusion

Unternährer is the 261,481st most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,855,127 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Unternährer reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Unternährer is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 1,489 people, or 1 in 5,516. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Lucerne, where 53 percent are found, Canton of Aargau, where 8 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 8 percent are found. Beside Switzerland this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Unternàhrer971/
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Unternaehrer87146/
Undternahrer871/
Unternahrere871/
Unternahrare781/

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