Diehl Surname

10,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Diehl Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Diehl from Dudo, a pet form of names beginning with Diet (people), as Theudoricus, Teuduin and Theudulf.

Diehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States26,1521:13,8601,725
Germany22,6291:3,558383
Brazil3,6931:57,9682,180
Canada8151:45,2095,570
France4221:157,40024,433
Argentina3841:111,3119,403
Switzerland2111:38,9245,566
Netherlands1251:135,09720,820
Australia621:435,41534,362
England591:944,37447,923
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Sweden571:172,75011,943
Poland551:691,06859,060
Austria361:236,54028,356
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Finland221:249,85019,707
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Paraguay161:452,2976,189
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Namibia71:344,20010,409
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Norway61:857,04855,549
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
China41:341,830,39216,990
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Dominica11:75,891912
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2341:11,8611,536

Diehl (108) may also be a first name.

Diehl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Diehl from Dudo, a pet form of names beginning with Diet (people), as Theudoricus, Teuduin and Theudulf.

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

Diehl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diehl is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diehl? popularity and diffusion

Diehl is the 10,218th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 132,227 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Diehl live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 904,892nd most widespread first name in the world, held by 108 people.

Diehl is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 26,152 people, or 1 in 13,860. In The United States Diehl is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent reside, New York, where 6 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 41 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Diehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Diehl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Diehl last name expanded 618 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Diehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Diehl surname are 19.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Diehl earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.71% less than the national average, earning 264,010 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.05% more than the national average, earning R 342,324 per year; in United States they earn 1.54% more than the national average, earning $43,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.25% less than the national average, earning $49,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diel8911,690/
Dehl891,041/
Dihl89647/
Diell80159/
Doehl80125/
Dhiel8036/
Deehl8030/
Duehl805/
Dilhl804/
Deuhl804/
Tdiel802/
Dihll801/
Hdiel800/
Duihl800/
Dil7544,735/
Del759,945/
Dhl7573/
Deheld738/
Dehelt736/
Dhehel731/
Dell6737,460/
Dill6736,009/
Delp677,548/
Duel676,645/
Dael676,314/
Deel675,705/
Diol673,532/
Doel673,298/
Deul67515/
Döhl67462/
Duil67379/
Delt67239/
Døhl67128/
Dhlt67123/
Desl67102/
Dihlová6784/
Disl6776/
Dhel6767/
Delh6749/
Dhil6743/
Dijl6727/
Dühl6727/
Dilp6724/
Dild6723/
Deld6722/
D'El6715/
Dilt6713/
Dilh679/
Dyhl675/
Tdhl675/
Ddel673/
Ddil672/
Dhld672/
Hdel672/
Delľ672/
Delĺ672/
Dhlp671/
Tdil671/
Tdel671/
Dilė671/
Dähl671/
Deheldt671/
Ådel671/
Hdil671/

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