von Gehr Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chile

von Gehr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Gehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

von Gehr Last Name Facts

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

The last name von Gehr is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name von Gehr? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,116,508th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of von Gehr live; 61 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States von Gehr is primarily concentrated in: California, where 62 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 23 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von Ehr9331/
von Geyr888/
Von-Gehr884/
van Ehr801/
van Ger801/
von Geijer7846/
van Geer7568/
von Zech7527/
von Herz7520/
van Gert751/
van Gerd751/
van Geert71704/
van Ghert7117/
van Er711/
van Erp674,506/
van Eer67241/
van Ert67182/
van Gee67111/
von See6756/
van Gie6712/
van Erd676/
von Zee675/
von Seu671/
van Ere671/
von Sie671/
van Her670/

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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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  • 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 von Gehr
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