Oehl Surname

206,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Oehl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4801:54,3967,064
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
France431:1,544,714145,815
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Austria301:283,84832,444
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Oehl Last Name Facts

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

Oehl occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Oehl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oehl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 206,815th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,638,315 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Oehl are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 1,480 people, or 1 in 54,396. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent reside. Not including Germany it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Oehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oehl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Oehl surname expanded 577 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oehl last name are 28.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Oehl earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 127.45% more than the national average, earning R 540,516 per year and in United States they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning $46,999 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hoehl89644/
Oel86540/
Hoel756,392/
Aehl7561/
Oell753/
Hoell67990/
Haehl67357/
Ael5719,336/
Eul571,388/
Öhl57304/
Höl57185/
Hael506,787/
Höll504,215/
Höhl502,583/
Häll501,389/
Eull50542/
Höld50412/
Huil50129/
Hähl50125/
Heul5072/
Eulh506/
Aell505/
Aelh504/
Uihl501/

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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
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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 Oehl
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