Oehlers Surname

279,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Suriname

Oehlers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oehlers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4021:200,26222,998
Suriname2941:1,880234
United States2681:1,352,45994,008
Netherlands2141:78,91213,294
Australia761:355,20729,862
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Singapore211:262,27211,611
England161:3,482,379114,324
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Curaçao41:39,312638
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Oehlers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Oehlers is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Oehlers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oehlers? popularity and diffusion

Oehlers is the 279,475th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,269,375 people. The surname Oehlers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Oehlers live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 402 people, or 1 in 200,262. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 42 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 17 percent live. Not including Germany Oehlers is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Suriname, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Oehlers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Oehlers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oehlers surname expanded 1,489 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oehlers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oehlers last name are 7.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

Oehlers earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.88% less than the national average, earning $41,476 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ehlers9240,653/
Oelers92107/
Ohlers926/
Oellers861,537/
Ehlears868/
Oelhers863/
Hoelers861/
Ehliers860/
Ehllers860/
Ehlehrs860/
Ehleirs860/
Elers83407/
Olers8366/
Ahlers7717,044/
Ellers771,150/
Elerss77153/
Elersh77122/
Ollers7782/
Elhers7769/
Öhlers7734/
Eulers7729/
Holers7728/
Eliers7723/
Olerås777/
Helers775/
Halers771/
Olhers771/
Elaers771/
Ehlars771/
Ehlors771/
Ohlérs771/
Ehlirs770/
Eleers770/
Elhersh71497/
Hollers71387/
Hellers71291/
Hallers71207/
Helaers71170/
Heulers7195/
Eliaers7144/
Ellerås7132/
Elliers7129/
Heelers7118/
Ahllers715/
Olliers712/
Ellerss711/
Ahhlers711/
Elehers711/
Ahloers710/
Alers672,187/
Olars67121/
Hollaers6741/
Hoelaars6720/
Olors677/
Halliers671/
Helliers671/
Hellaers671/
Holliers670/
Elars670/
Elirs670/

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