Piehler Surname

163,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Piehler Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at, or near, a hill.

Piehler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1331:37,7434,984
United States4581:791,39561,115
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
France121:5,535,227269,324
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Piehler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at, or near, a hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Piehler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Piehler occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Piehler? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 163,623rd most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,745,873 people. Piehler occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Piehler live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is held by 2,133 people, or 1 in 37,743. In Germany Piehler is most common in: Bavaria, where 40 percent are found, Thuringia, where 18 percent are found and Saxony, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Piehler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Piehler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,145 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Piehler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Piehler last name are 4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.77% being registered with the party.

The amount Piehler earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning $41,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 60.14% more than the national average, earning $79,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pieler921,064/
Pihler92535/
Pehler92262/
Phieler86240/
Puehler86203/
Pehlert8685/
Peehler8637/
Peahler862/
Peuhler861/
Pfieler861/
Pithler861/
Paihler861/
Pihlert861/
Pileher860/
Peler83451/
Piler83366/
Pfuehler8064/
Pethlert806/
Pethlerd801/
Pfeihler800/
Peeler778,178/
Pilger776,427/
Pilier771,303/
Pelger771,271/
Peiler77695/
Pealer77645/
Pähler77615/
Pailer77525/
Peuler77504/
Pühler77382/
Pilert77297/
Pitler77252/
Pelere77233/
Puhler77159/
Pesler77135/
Petler7780/
Peleir7777/
Pisler7774/
Pijler7731/
Pilher7711/
Phuler7710/
Pejler777/
Pheler775/
Philer775/
Peyler774/
Phyler773/
Pileur773/
Pelher773/
Pilere772/
Pueler771/
Peleer771/
Pfiler771/
Pileyr771/
Pelerz771/
Poiler771/
Peleur771/
Pilerd771/
Pelert770/
Pihlerová755/
Picheller751/
Pethleart751/
Pailler713,501/
Pfeiler713,029/
Peitler71774/
Pittler71243/
Pfuhler71229/
Peiller71137/
Pettler71134/
Pfähler71134/
Pileyre7175/
Peisler7165/
Peilert7165/
Peleher7157/
Philler7133/
Poisler7126/
Paisler7124/
Pheiler7120/
Phuller7114/
Pealler7111/
Pfühler7110/
Pejlert718/
Petlert717/
Peasler716/
Paitler712/
Pfelger712/
Philger711/
Pfilger711/
Puelher711/
Pfeyler711/
Pileart711/
Pileire711/
Pilessr711/
Puhller711/
Peelerd711/
Phesler710/
Pfisler710/
Phayler710/
Pealert710/
Poiller710/
Phuiler710/
Phisler710/
Pfeuler710/
Pehlair710/
Paillere67162/
Peciller67145/
Pyler67105/
Puler6754/
Pfeiller6749/
Pilir6738/
Pilerová6731/
Pfeilert6730/
Peseller6721/
Püler6714/
Pailleur676/
Phetlerd675/
Pilerova674/
Pelerová673/
Phetlert673/
Pfheiler671/
Peteller671/
Pailhere671/
Pelér671/
Peitlerd671/
Poilleur671/
Phitlere671/
Philerdt671/
Paillert670/
Pfealeer670/
Pheisler670/

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