Öhr Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Öhr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Öhr Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1151:85,6246,323
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

Öhr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Öhr is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Öhr click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Öhr? popularity and diffusion

Öhr is the 1,491,356th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. Öhr occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Öhr reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Öhr is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 85,624. In Sweden Öhr is most numerous in: Östergötland County, where 53 percent live, Stockholm County, where 17 percent live and Kalmar County, where 9 percent live. Apart from Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höhr86273/
Öhrt868/
Ör808/
Höhre7580/
Hör67543/
Ört67519/
Örz67191/
Öre6787/
Här6722/
Örd6719/

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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 Öhr
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