Wehle Surname
Approximately 2,163 people bear this surname
Wehle Surname User-submission:
A Spanish surname that refers to a person who lived near marshy ground. It was found in Southern Italy in the 6th century. Other old records of Vella: Netherlands 1734, Westfallen 1688, and Germany 1576.
Wehle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,452 | 1:55,445 | 7,186 |
| United States | 441 | 1:821,902 | 63,073 |
| South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
| Switzerland | 58 | 1:141,602 | 13,683 |
| Austria | 57 | 1:149,394 | 19,936 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 120 | 1:418,489 | 30,805 |
Wehle Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Spanish surname that refers to a person who lived near marshy ground. It was found in Southern Italy in the 6th century. Other old records of Vella: Netherlands 1734, Westfallen 1688, and Germany 1576.
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Average Wehle Salary in
United States
$59,454 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wehle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wehle Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wehle occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wehle? popularity and diffusion
It is the 194,280th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,369,184 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Wehle live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 72 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Wehle is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,452 people, or 1 in 55,445. In Germany Wehle is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 44 percent are found, Saxony, where 14 percent are found and Hesse, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Wehle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wehle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wehle surname increased 368 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wehle Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wehle are 17.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.58% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wehle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.85% less than the national average, earning R 83,532 per year; in United States they earn 37.79% more than the national average, earning $59,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.84% less than the national average, earning $44,297 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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