Söhl Surname

320,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Söhl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Söhl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1631:69,2228,853
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Söhl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Söhl has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Söhl.

How Common Is The Last Name Söhl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Söhl is the 320,940th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,260,778 people. The surname Söhl occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Söhl live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,163 people, or 1 in 69,222. In Germany Söhl is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 71 percent reside, Bavaria, where 11 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Germany it exists in one country. It is also common in Finland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shl8671/
Schöhl8097/
Shil75170,628/
Shel752,461/
Söll751,936/
Sehl751,581/
Jöhl75376/
Sühl75251/
Sihl7581/
Shyl7549/
Sæhl756/
Syhl755/
Schl755/
Shll754/
Shlh753/
Sähl753/
Slhl752/
Shlt751/
Shsl751/
Shhl751/
Hshl751/
Szhl751/
Sshl751/
Zshl751/
Shill6728,633/
Shell6720,926/
Sheel6712,626/
Sl671,850/
Schäl67947/
Schel67852/
Siehl67828/
Soehl67252/
Schil67138/
Schöl6776/
Shled6735/
Suehl6732/
Schél6731/
Schll6724/
Schül6715/
Shiol6712/
Schyl6711/
Shllh678/
Seehl676/
Shylt675/
Shjel674/
Sehlå674/
Shlet674/
Shsil673/
Shlep673/
Shhlh673/
Shyld672/
Seuhl672/
Schlh671/
Shihl671/
Shyll671/
Sehll671/
Shıel671/
Shyol671/
Schlp670/
Schlt670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Söhl
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