Wehl Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Suriname

Wehl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1861:432,82538,889
Australia1411:191,45919,007
Suriname1281:4,317926
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Austria211:405,49741,758
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Wehl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wehl is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 487,899th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Wehl live; 39 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wehl is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 432,825. In Germany Wehl is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 40 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 28 percent reside and Bavaria, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent reside and Suriname, where 19 percent reside.

Wehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wehl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wehl surname expanded 113 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wehl surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wehl earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 60.08% more than the national average, earning R 380,412 per year and in United States they earn 18.01% more than the national average, earning $50,921 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woehl891,434/
Wiehl891,150/
Wehlt8941/
Wuehl8911/
Waehl893/
Welhl892/
Weehl891/
Wel862,606/
Whl8610/
Wael7577,674/
Wleh759,025/
Well756,199/
Weel752,002/
Wiel751,380/
Wöhl75837/
Wihl75241/
Wühl75170/
Woel75137/
Hwel7551/
Welh7550/
Wähl7549/
Vehl7525/
Wåhl758/
Wyhl757/
Wőhl754/
Weul753/
Wuel752/
Wwhl751/
Whlt751/
Wlhl751/
Uehl750/
Wehlová7313/
Wehelle731/
Weldt67945/
Viehl67883/
Waell67461/
Wl67439/
Voehl67334/
Woell67183/
Huehl6780/
Wiell6766/
Ouehl6737/
Wellh6724/
Wählt6721/
Wlech6711/
Beehl6711/
Weell6710/
Velhl676/
Wleth675/
Wlesh675/
Hwell672/
Wuell671/
Wweel671/
Weull671/
Weesl671/
Hweel671/
Wlehp671/
We'll671/
Hweld671/
Weltd670/
Welph670/

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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 Wehl
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