Yahr Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Yemen

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5541:654,25852,414
Yemen1581:167,2497,922
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

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

Yahr is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahr? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 466,165th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,093,554 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Yahr live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 654,258. In The United States Yahr is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 22 percent are found, Michigan, where 15 percent are found and Minnesota, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States Yahr occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 22 percent are found and Liberia, where 0 percent are found.

Yahr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yahr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yahr last name rose 1,910 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yahr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yahr last name are 22.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.18% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahar8999/
Yahur8941/
Yar86535,355/
Yahour8012/
Yahayr801/
Yaar7592,426/
Yare7530,151/
Jahr754,303/
Yard751,611/
Yarr75983/
Yasr75533/
Yarh75390/
Yart75240/
Hyar75177/
Yoar75100/
Yohr7555/
Yarz7526/
Yarp7524/
Yhor7513/
Jyar7513/
Iahr757/
Yiar755/
Yayr754/
Yatr753/
Yhar751/
Eahr751/
Yahoure732/
Oyaghir731/
Jyahare731/
Ayyar678,742/
Jahur673,782/
Aiyar673,689/
Yağar673,221/
Jahar672,892/
Ajhar671,733/
Yağır67694/
Yarre67610/
Aayar67418/
Hyare67177/
Hyard67144/
Hyart67139/
Yhard6768/
Jauhr6750/
Geahr6728/
Yığar6723/
Ayiar6722/
Oyyar6722/
Yaare6719/
Jahrr6718/
Yiare679/
Yarhe678/
Oyaghiro677/
Ajyar677/
Yaair677/
Jahrø676/
Yaatr675/
Eyyar675/
Hyhar675/
Hyarh674/
Yaoor674/
Jathr674/
Yaasr674/
Yayre674/
Jaihr673/
Ya'ar673/
Ajhor673/
Ujyar672/
Yarzh672/
Jyare671/
Hyaar671/
Eiyar671/
Yarph671/
Yatrz671/
Yaarr671/
Yhart671/
Yothr671/
Uyiar671/
Yaaar671/
Yaard671/
Yaart671/
Yaeer671/
Yheir671/
Yhore671/
Ahayahar671/
Yhair671/
Yihar671/
Oyiar671/
Jyard671/
Yhoor671/
Yarrd671/
Yaoer671/
Yadtr671/
Aihor671/
Eahar671/
Jahrh671/
Yardd670/
Jaahr670/
Yartt670/

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