Yahr Surname
Approximately 722 people bear this surname
Yahr Surname User-submission:
This means "year" in German (when spelled with a J). However, the Yahr family has a large Jewish/Ukrainian contingent, where "yar" means "ravine."
Yahr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 554 | 1:654,258 | 52,414 |
| Yemen | 158 | 1:167,249 | 7,922 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 1:1,731,679 | 89,620 |
Yahr Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This means "year" in German (when spelled with a J). However, the Yahr family has a large Jewish/Ukrainian contingent, where "yar" means "ravine."
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Yahr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yahr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yahr is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yahr? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yahr is the 466,165th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,093,554 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Yahr are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 554 people, or 1 in 654,258. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 22 percent live, Michigan, where 15 percent live and Minnesota, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States Yahr is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 22 percent live and Liberia, where 0 percent live.
Yahr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Yahr has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,910 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yahr Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Yahr surname are 22.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.18% registered to vote for the political party.
Yahr earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.01% more than the national average, earning $52,214 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahar | 89 | 99 | / |
| Yahur | 89 | 41 | / |
| Yar | 86 | 535,355 | / |
| Yahour | 80 | 12 | / |
| Yahayr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaar | 75 | 92,426 | / |
| Yare | 75 | 30,151 | / |
| Jahr | 75 | 4,303 | / |
| Yard | 75 | 1,611 | / |
| Yarr | 75 | 983 | / |
| Yasr | 75 | 533 | / |
| Yarh | 75 | 390 | / |
| Yart | 75 | 240 | / |
| Hyar | 75 | 177 | / |
| Yoar | 75 | 100 | / |
| Yohr | 75 | 55 | / |
| Yarz | 75 | 26 | / |
| Yarp | 75 | 24 | / |
| Yhor | 75 | 13 | / |
| Jyar | 75 | 13 | / |
| Iahr | 75 | 7 | / |
| Yiar | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yayr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yatr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yhar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eahr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yahoure | 73 | 2 | / |
| Oyaghir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jyahare | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayyar | 67 | 8,742 | / |
| Jahur | 67 | 3,782 | / |
| Aiyar | 67 | 3,689 | / |
| Yağar | 67 | 3,221 | / |
| Jahar | 67 | 2,892 | / |
| Ajhar | 67 | 1,733 | / |
| Yağır | 67 | 694 | / |
| Yarre | 67 | 610 | / |
| Aayar | 67 | 418 | / |
| Hyare | 67 | 177 | / |
| Hyard | 67 | 144 | / |
| Hyart | 67 | 139 | / |
| Yhard | 67 | 68 | / |
| Jauhr | 67 | 50 | / |
| Geahr | 67 | 28 | / |
| Yığar | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ayiar | 67 | 22 | / |
| Oyyar | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yaare | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jahrr | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yiare | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yarhe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oyaghiro | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ajyar | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yaair | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jahrø | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yaatr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eyyar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hyhar | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hyarh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yaoor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jathr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yaasr | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yayre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jaihr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ya'ar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ajhor | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ujyar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yarzh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jyare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiyar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yatrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaarr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yothr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyiar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yheir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ahayahar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhair | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyiar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhoor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarrd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaoer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yadtr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aihor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eahar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahrh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yardd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jaahr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yartt | 67 | 0 | / |
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