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Where Does The Last Name Wahl Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wahl (Arabic: فاهل) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Wáhl. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wahl? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Wahl is the 10,440^th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 135,187 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Wahl are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wahl is also the 1,068,082^nd most widely held given name worldwide, held by 81 people.

Wahl is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 25,531 people, or 1 in 3,153. In Germany Wahl is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 37 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 80 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Wahl Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wahl has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 901 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 838 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wahl Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wahl surname are 13.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wahl earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.51% more than the national average, earning 423,975 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 53.6% more than the national average, earning R 365,004 per year; in United States they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning $46,540 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.07% more than the national average, earning $52,201 CAD per year.