Viehl Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Viehl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7141:112,75313,880
United States1611:2,251,298140,756
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Viehl Last Name Facts

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

Viehl occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viehl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 398,612th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. The surname Viehl is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Viehl live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Viehl is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 714 people, or 1 in 112,753. In Germany it is mostly found in: Hesse, where 32 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 27 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Beside Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Viehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Viehl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Viehl surname increased 894 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Viehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Viehl surname are 18.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.63% being registered with the party.

Viehl earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.01% more than the national average, earning $47,037 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viel8915,092/
Vihl8941/
Vehl8925/
Wiehl801,150/
Viohl80591/
Voehl80334/
Fiehl80246/
Viell8084/
Velhl806/
Vielė801/
Vil7511,503/
Vel7511,344/
Vhl759/
Phiehl731/
Pfiehl730/
Fiel6717,173/
Viol672,612/
Veld672,536/
Vill672,517/
Fehl672,128/
Bihl671,962/
Wiel671,380/
Vild671,120/
Vilt671,030/
Velt67971/
Vael67725/
Wehl67680/
Vell67491/
Veel67336/
Wihl67241/
Vöhl67216/
Veul67185/
Velő67161/
Fihl67158/
Velh67108/
Vuel6741/
Voel6741/
Velp6734/
Vuil6713/
Vähl679/
Vilț674/
Vehlová673/
Vgil672/
Vhlt672/
Vilå672/
Vilp671/
Vijl671/
Vleh671/
Vehelle671/
Vilh671/
Vesl671/
Hvhl671/
Uihl671/
Uehl670/

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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 Viehl
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