Buehl Surname

426,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Buehl Surname Definition:

(German) One who lived on, or near, a hill.

Buehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7081:511,94842,890
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Austria321:266,10730,958
France91:7,380,302306,885
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

Buehl (14) may also be a first name.

Buehl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who lived on, or near, a hill.

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

Buehl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Buehl is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Buehl.

How Common Is The Last Name Buehl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Buehl is the 426,610th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,996,970 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Buehl live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name globally It is held by 14 people.

The surname Buehl is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 708 people, or 1 in 511,948. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 14 percent reside, Ohio, where 11 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Buehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buehl has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 610 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Buehl last name are 15.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.01% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Buehl earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.32% more than the national average, earning $47,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.81% more than the national average, earning $56,546 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behl8910,477/
Buel891,894/
Biehl8010,417/
Buell8010,010/
Boehl801,000/
Baehl80629/
Beehl8011/
Behll809/
Behlh806/
Bhuel803/
Behlp801/
Buihl801/
Bel7553,043/
Bhl7519/
Behell732/
Biehll730/
Bell67603,760/
Bhil67228,403/
Biel67105,577/
Belt6714,854/
Buil673,880/
Bael673,863/
Boel673,544/
Beel672,982/
Bleh672,889/
Bühl672,534/
Bihl671,962/
Böhl671,482/
Beul671,365/
Bhel671,164/
Beld671,039/
Buul67853/
Besl67368/
Behlova6781/
Behelle6758/
Belh6754/
Bőhl6725/
Belp6721/
Behetil6714/
Bøhl6712/
Båhl677/
Hbel676/
Bähl676/
Bhyl672/
Bhhl672/
Byhl672/
Åbel672/
Bhlh672/
Bhll671/
Beïl671/
Æbel671/
Beël671/
Belø671/

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