Wöhr Surname
Approximately 1,297 people bear this surname
Wöhr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,253 | 1:64,250 | 8,270 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Wöhr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wöhr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wöhr is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wöhr.
How Common Is The Last Name Wöhr? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wöhr is the 294,281st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,618,771 people. The surname Wöhr occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wöhr are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,253 people, or 1 in 64,250. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 78 percent are found, Bavaria, where 16 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 2 percent are found. Barring Germany Wöhr is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 2 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.
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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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- 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 Wöhr
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