Biehl Surname

49,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Biehl Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Buhl or Buhler (small hill), in Germany.

Biehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,1641:15,5902,056
United States4,1111:88,1689,933
Brazil5591:382,95914,635
Denmark1941:29,0963,013
Canada681:541,84745,466
South Africa601:902,96258,308
France471:1,413,249138,595
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Austria331:258,04330,255
Chile331:533,83313,415
Luxembourg231:25,2414,722
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Norway71:734,61250,907
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
England51:11,143,612252,590
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4231:118,72011,620

Biehl (11) may also be a first name.

Biehl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Buhl or Buhler (small hill), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Biehl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Biehl occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Biehl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Biehl is the 49,389th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 699,582 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Biehl reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Biehl is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 11 people.

The surname Biehl is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 5,164 people, or 1 in 15,590. In Germany Biehl is primarily concentrated in: Saarland, where 22 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Other than Germany it exists in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Biehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Biehl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Biehl surname increased 972 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Biehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Biehl last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Biehl earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning 348,717 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.34% less than the national average, earning R 144,156 per year; in United States they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $46,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.89% more than the national average, earning $59,069 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biehll910/
Biel89105,577/
Behl8910,477/
Bihl891,962/
Bhiel8011,651/
Boehl801,000/
Buehl80810/
Baehl80629/
Biell80209/
Beehl8011/
Behll809/
Behlh806/
Behlp801/
Buihl801/
Bel7553,043/
Bil7519,226/
Bhl7519/
Behell732/
Bell67603,760/
Bhil67228,403/
Bill6740,048/
Belt6714,854/
Bijl677,261/
Biol675,143/
Buil673,880/
Bael673,863/
Boel673,544/
Beel672,982/
Bleh672,889/
Bühl672,534/
Buel671,894/
Böhl671,482/
Beul671,365/
Bhel671,164/
Bild671,130/
Beld671,039/
Bilh67901/
Bilt67709/
Besl67368/
Behlova6781/
Bisl6767/
Behelle6758/
Belh6754/
Vihl6741/
Bilț6734/
Bőhl6725/
Belp6721/
Bilľ6721/
Behetil6714/
Bøhl6712/
Hbil6712/
Båhl677/
Hbel676/
Bähl676/
Byhl672/
Åbel672/
Bhlh672/
Bhyl672/
Bhhl672/
Æbel671/
Beël671/
Beïl671/
Bieł671/
Bgil671/
Bielowa671/
Bhll671/
Belø671/
Bilø671/

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