Mehler Surname
Approximately 6,522 people bear this surname
Mehler Surname Definition:
(from an ancestor's occupation) Mehler, or Meiler, is a charcoal burner.
Mehler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,241 | 1:18,983 | 2,502 |
| United States | 1,593 | 1:227,532 | 21,981 |
| Brazil | 163 | 1:1,313,339 | 44,864 |
| Canada | 138 | 1:266,997 | 25,150 |
| Israel | 83 | 1:103,104 | 11,791 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| Sweden | 59 | 1:166,894 | 11,603 |
| Austria | 55 | 1:154,826 | 20,536 |
| Ecuador | 18 | 1:883,658 | 13,769 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 155 | 1:323,992 | 25,248 |
The alternate forms: Méhler (1) are calculated separately.
Mehler Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from an ancestor's occupation) Mehler, or Meiler, is a charcoal burner.
Mehler Demographics
Mehler Political Affiliation
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Mehler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mehler Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mehler is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Méhler. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mehler? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 75,277th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,117,379 people. The last name Mehler occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Mehler live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 4,241 people, or 1 in 18,983. In Germany Mehler is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 25 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 15 percent live. Excluding Germany Mehler is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.
Mehler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mehler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mehler last name expanded 1,028 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mehler Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Mehler are 8.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.49% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Mehler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.87% less than the national average, earning 190,791 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $46,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.59% more than the national average, earning $55,443 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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