Pehl Surname

170,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,521 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pehl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3921:57,8347,478
United States9331:388,48834,165
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Hungary341:288,71422,080
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Pakistan181:9,924,66048,309
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
England61:9,286,343223,652
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Pehl (25) may also be a first name.

Pehl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pehl is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pehl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 170,894th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,890,736 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Pehl reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 25 people.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 1,392 people, or 1 in 57,834. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live, Bavaria, where 16 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent live. Excluding Germany Pehl is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Pehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pehl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pehl surname increased 906 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pehl last name are 10.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pehl earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.4% more than the national average, earning $43,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% more than the national average, earning $49,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Piehl894,529/
Poehl89470/
Paehl8925/
Puehl8923/
Peehl8917/
Peuhl897/
Pehll890/
Pfehl890/
Pel865,323/
Phl8660/
Ppehll801/
Pfiehl800/
Peel7524,321/
Pell7512,923/
Piel7512,405/
Pihl756,580/
Pael754,158/
Pelt753,721/
Puel753,449/
Poel753,332/
Pöhl751,169/
Pesl75636/
Pleh75499/
Pühl75449/
Peul75253/
Peld75184/
Pelh7545/
Pfel7527/
Pelp758/
Pøhl757/
Pähl757/
Phll752/
Hphl751/
Ppel751/
Pőhl751/
Pyhl751/
Bpel751/
Pfhl750/
Pehlová7320/
Poell671,002/
Puell67808/
Pl67781/
Plech67721/
Plesh67421/
Pfiel67261/
Pleth67155/
Piell67148/
Pfihl6760/
Pegli6722/
Peell6722/
Pfell6721/
Pehelová6716/
Pelšs679/
Peesl676/
Pfühl675/
Peldt672/
Paell671/
Pelzs671/
Bpleh671/
Peull671/
Pelll671/
Phllp671/
Pfuel671/
Peltt671/
Pelph670/
Pfael670/
Pfeul670/

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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 Pehl
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