Derwahl Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Derwahl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derwahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Derwahl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Derwahl occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derwahl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,007,164th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Derwahl live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,789,010. In Germany Derwahl is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 73 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 24 percent are found and Hamburg, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 40 percent are found and Switzerland, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derwal9228/
Derwall8697/
Derwald8633/
Dherwal864/
Dehrwal861/
Deerwal861/
Derwalt860/
Dheerwal801/
Derbal7718,881/
Derval772,642/
Darwal7752/
Dorwal7747/
Drewal7744/
Dyrwal7727/
Derrwaldt7514/
Dharwal71456/
Dörwald71182/
Darwail71119/
Darwall71101/
Drewale7131/
Dervall7117/
Dervald716/
Dirwale715/
Derbalh715/
Derball713/
Dhirwal713/
Derrbal713/
Dahrwal712/
Deruale712/
Deerbal712/
Dyrwall711/
Dierval711/
Dirwald711/
Dhorwal711/
Dorwall710/
Dervail710/
Derbaal710/
Daharwal67496/
Dervault6790/
Dörwaldt6748/
Dirrwald6711/
Dervalhe6711/
Dervalle676/
Derballh674/
Darwallh672/
Dhairwal672/
Desrvall670/

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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
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  • 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 Derwahl
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