Wehr Surname

49,990th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wehr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,5501:17,6942,318
United States3,8451:94,26810,586
South Africa8691:62,3457,854
France3051:217,77933,834
Australia1591:169,78417,425
Austria1481:57,5378,996
Brazil1201:1,783,95357,833
Poland611:623,09455,804
Mexico391:3,182,72323,538
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
England81:6,964,757184,742
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5731:87,6429,087

Wehr (14) may also be a first name.

Wehr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wehr occurs most in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 49,990th most numerous surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 709,043 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wehr reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 4,550 people, or 1 in 17,694. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 21 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 11 percent live. Not including Germany Wehr exists in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Wehr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wehr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wehr last name rose 671 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wehr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wehr last name are 13.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wehr earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.34% less than the national average, earning R 189,312 per year; in United States they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $43,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning $47,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiehr89221/
Wehrt89106/
Wuehr8959/
Weihr893/
Wethr892/
Wehre892/
Whehr891/
Weahr891/
Wehrr890/
Wehrz890/
Wer863,456/
Wehger808/
Wehrdt802/
D'Wehr801/
Wehier801/
Weir7568,544/
Were7558,438/
Wear758,990/
Wier754,266/
Werz752,496/
Weer751,111/
Werr75736/
Vehr75220/
Hwer7589/
Wuer7567/
Wihr7567/
Wher7559/
Werh7538/
Wejr7530/
Währ7527/
Whir7521/
Weyr7520/
Uehr759/
Whér754/
Weur753/
Whre752/
Wwer751/
Wjhr751/
Weherre731/
Whehier730/
Weere676,221/
Weare671,983/
Werre671,045/
Hwere67943/
Whear67529/
Wuerz67275/
Wierz67234/
Beahr67158/
Weire67125/
Werpp67111/
Wåger6774/
Wheir6757/
Wæhre6753/
Wertt6749/
Where6741/
Uehre6736/
Wearp6734/
Whirt6730/
Weyre6715/
Wuerr6714/
Viehr6713/
Hwier6713/
Wuher677/
Whier676/
Weirr676/
Vehyr675/
Behyr673/
Werhe673/
Werhs673/
Whreh672/
Whitr672/
We're672/
Wierr671/
Wierh671/
Wherr671/
Wihre671/
Wherz671/
Werrr671/
Wuhyr671/
Hweer671/
Wouer671/
Wearh671/
Wwreh671/
Wherh671/
Werph671/
Wheer671/
Wejre671/
Weitr671/
Weirz671/
Whirr670/
Woihr670/
Beihr670/
Wearr670/

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Wehr Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wehr
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis