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

Pehl occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pehl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pehl is the 170,894th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,890,736 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Pehl live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 25 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 1,392 people, or 1 in 57,834. In Germany Pehl is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Germany Pehl exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.

Pehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pehl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pehl last name expanded 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 bearing the Pehl surname are 10.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.67% being registered with 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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