Jahr is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jahr
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Jahr

How popular is Jahr?

Jahr is common in Germany.

Jahr is ranked 115718 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Jahrs plummeted by 1.778386 per cent to 718 since 2000 and slipped by 1894 spots and ranked at 32123. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.38 98.08
Others 1.39 0
Jahr is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Germany. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Norway. Around 3495 people have been found who wears Jahr as their family name. Jahr is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
381,097 Ukraine4
214,847 Australia4
32,086 Mexico3
35,969 Denmark2
147,165 Czech Republic2
49,529 Israel1
53,505 Turkey1
81,201 Switzerland1
38,841 Scotland1
58,885 Poland1
8,859 Iraq1
91,024 Belgium1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
107,506 England27
460,058 India17
156,482 Canada14
86,938 Spain14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,581 Sweden87
85,668 Italy56
Countries with hundreds of Jahr:
30,076 United States986
620 Norway813
8,701 Chile108
Countries with thousands of Jahr:
7,103 Germany1,345
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Gustav Jahr worked as farmer and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 22 years old embarked for USA from London on Delta and arrived on August 24, 1848.

Jahr Namesakes

  • Adolf Jahr, Film actor
  • Adolf Jahr, Film actor
  • Calaum Jahraldo-Martin, Soccer player
  • Eddie Jahrl, Musical Artist
  • Adolf Jahr, Film actor
  • Gunder Anton Johannesen Jahren, Politician
  • Jonica Jahr, Kai Diekmann's ex-wife
  • Line Jahr, Ski jumper
  • Line Jahr, Ski jumper
  • Omid S. Jahromi, Author

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