Ahl Surname

49,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ahl Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) From the German Ahle, “awl,” a name taken by a shoemaker.

Ahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2,3861:14,4492,134
United States2,1111:171,70017,318
Sweden2,0041:4,914466
Iran1,2551:61,1816,571
Germany1,0061:80,02510,108
Palestine6191:7,3491,562
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Finland1161:47,3855,800
Afghanistan971:331,4765,083
England601:928,63447,428
Qatar501:47,1604,880
Canada421:877,27667,671
France411:1,620,066149,911
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Pakistan291:6,160,13436,715
Jordan281:315,80111,232
Norway261:197,78022,769
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Austria261:327,51736,002
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
India101:76,706,538639,611
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3281:153,10614,139

Ahl (1,743) may also be a first name.

Ahl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) From the German Ahle, “awl,” a name taken by a shoemaker.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Ahl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ahl occurs most in Morocco. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 49,528th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 701,738 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 33 percent of Ahl reside; 25 percent reside in North Africa and 23 percent reside in Mahgreb. Ahl is also the 183,609th most common forename internationally. It is borne by 1,743 people.

This last name is most frequent in Morocco, where it is borne by 2,386 people, or 1 in 14,449. Without taking into account Morocco Ahl is found in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Sweden, where 19 percent reside.

Ahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ahl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ahl surname grew 644 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 6,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ahl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ahl last name are 13.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ahl earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.57% less than the national average, earning 257,596 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning $48,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.56% more than the national average, earning $55,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hahl862,011/
Ahal86847/
Auhl86190/
Ahul86160/
Aahl8647/
Ahll8610/
Ahlh864/
Ahlp864/
Ahlt863/
Ahtl862/
Athl862/
Ahjl861/
Ahyl861/
Alhl861/
Al8071,408/
Achel75630/
Achil75298/
Gauhl7565/
Hahal7532/
Ahail7530/
Auhll7520/
Ahtıl7520/
Hahul7516/
Ahall7511/
Ahull758/
D'Ahl754/
Achyl753/
Aihle752/
Achhl752/
Ashhl751/
Gahll751/
Ahald751/
Ahasl751/
Ahlhl751/
Auhlt751/
Authl751/
Haihl751/
Halhl751/
Hathl751/
Ahllh751/
Ahalh751/
Aahal751/
Alhlh751/
Eahle750/
Ahyld750/
Heahl750/
Ale67124,396/
Gal6748,259/
Ail6739,912/
Alp6739,593/
Alh6731,730/
Alt6721,267/
Aal6712,984/
Asl6711,110/
Hal679,345/
Hol677,327/
All676,750/
Ohl676,589/
Aul673,106/
Ajl671,031/
Ald67725/
Alı67702/
Ayl67644/
Atl67362/
Eal67265/
Alì67184/
Ajchel67115/
Auchel6796/
Achell6754/
Achill6727/
Aichel6726/
Hachel6724/
Hál6723/
Hachil6719/
Gahalh6712/
Ahlova673/
Aychel672/
Hahalh672/
Eachel671/
Gahall671/
Asshil671/
Achild671/
Ahsell671/
Alï671/
Alÿ671/
Alį671/
Athlet671/
Aichil671/
Hahall670/

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