Ehl Surname

229,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Czechia

Ehl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8221:97,93912,187
United States3231:1,122,16480,931
Czechia2301:46,2327,700
France2141:310,38747,306
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Canada521:708,56956,910
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England31:18,572,686338,250
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

The alternate forms: Éhl (36) are calculated separately.

Ehl (221) may also be a first name.

Ehl Last Name Facts

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

Ehl (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻫﻞ) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Éhl. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ehl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ehl is the 229,521st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,128,921 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Ehl are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ehl is also the 606,684th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 221 people.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 822 people, or 1 in 97,939. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent live, Saarland, where 23 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Czechia, where 13 percent live.

Ehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ehl has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 389 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ehl surname are 29.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.6% registered with the political party.

The amount Ehl earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 80.84% more than the national average, earning 625,834 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.37% more than the national average, earning $46,329 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.96% less than the national average, earning $43,743 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Éhl8936/
Hehl863,859/
Iehl86402/
Ehll8617/
Eihl8616/
Eehl864/
Euhl863/
Ethl862/
Eyhl861/
Ehlt861/
El8039,116/
Echel75114/
Echil758/
Hehtl754/
Ethyl753/
Eshyl751/
Ecehl751/
Heihl751/
Geehl751/
Hehlt751/
Hehll751/
Hiehl750/
Eihle750/
Eahle750/
Heahl750/
Ele6710,439/
Ell675,258/
Gel675,068/
Hel673,600/
Eichel673,036/
Hyl672,450/
Elh672,188/
Eld671,493/
Eul671,388/
Hil671,290/
Eil67993/
Ihl67929/
Eyl67836/
Esl67608/
Etl67496/
Elt67375/
Eal67265/
Hechel67244/
Ehlová67223/
Eel67185/
Iel67178/
Hýl67111/
Hél6768/
Jhl6764/
Elp6752/
Yhl6732/
Ejchel6719/
Elő6714/
Hjl6711/
Ehijle672/
Echell672/
Ejl672/
Ehlova672/
Ehhiel671/
Elì671/
Eichil671/
Híl671/
Eachel671/
Őel671/
Heihle671/
Echill671/
Elø671/
Ehiehl670/

Ehl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ehl in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻫﻞahl-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ehl
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