Wehler Surname

313,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Wehler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6121:592,25348,330
Germany5051:159,41718,982
Norway471:109,41014,618
Denmark161:352,79524,706
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Wehler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wehler is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 313,233rd most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,072,955 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Wehler live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 612 people, or 1 in 592,253. In The United States Wehler is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 9 percent reside, Michigan, where 7 percent reside and Minnesota, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 42 percent reside and Norway, where 4 percent reside.

Wehler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wehler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wehler surname rose 460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wehler last name are 37.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 84.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wehler earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 17.3% less than the national average, earning 286,202 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.86% more than the national average, earning $45,244 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woehler92998/
Wiehler92487/
Weihler92102/
Waehler9286/
Wehlert9267/
Weehler9230/
Weheler921/
Wethler921/
Weahler920/
Weler91112/
Wheehler864/
Whoehler862/
Woehleer861/
Whiehler861/
Weithler861/
Weheller860/
Weiler8333,261/
Wieler833,765/
Wahler833,522/
Wöhler833,331/
Wohler832,360/
Weyler83774/
Wihler83374/
Wähler83306/
Wheler83304/
Whaler83248/
Whyler83175/
Wealer83133/
Weeler8341/
Weuler8331/
Whiler8328/
Waeler8322/
Vehler8317/
Wholer8314/
Wejler8311/
Welier834/
Welher832/
Weleer831/
Wyhler831/
Welere831/
Weÿler831/
Welerd831/
Wueler830/
Uehler830/
Woeler830/
Wheeler77223,309/
Wheller771,502/
Weiller771,249/
Wöhlert77718/
Wettler77147/
Weasler77127/
Beahler7759/
Weijler7751/
Wheiler7750/
Whiller7738/
Waahler7717/
Whealer7715/
Whoeler7714/
Wahlier7713/
Weitler7712/
Wheleer7711/
Whaller776/
Voehler776/
Wahlerr776/
Whheler775/
Whieler773/
Viehler773/
Weilher773/
Beihler772/
Veheler772/
Wuelher772/
Weyller772/
Weylert772/
Whyller772/
Behhler771/
Waleher771/
Wahller771/
Woihler771/
Wielier771/
Weilerr771/
Weilier771/
Whayler771/
Veihler771/
Whuiler771/
Wohlher771/
Weyleer771/
Woleher771/
Whelear770/
Whaeler770/
Whetler770/
Whilier770/
Welhier770/
Wealler770/
Wielerr770/
Weleher770/
Whohler770/
Weileir770/
Wwahler770/
Beler733,877/
Wyler733,066/
Wiler73964/
Veler73623/
Waler73408/
Woler7364/
Ueler734/
Wöler731/
Whillier71239/
Wheasler7152/
Wheeller7132/
Whealler7110/
Wheeleer718/
Wheelere713/
Wheelerr713/
Wheelier712/
Weidtler712/
Wohlherr712/
Beheller711/
Wohleher711/
Wesleyjr711/
Whelleer711/
Weilller711/
Weischeller711/
Weisller711/
Whellier710/
Whetller710/
Whettler710/
Whileher710/
Wheelear710/
Whidtler710/
Whillert710/
Weischiller710/
Wwheeler710/
Waller6779,291/
Beeler6712,643/
Beiler673,427/
Woller673,398/
Bihler672,736/
Bealer672,004/
Bähler671,916/
Beyler671,419/
Vieler67733/
Waaler67609/
Walier67415/
Wajler67273/
Velert67261/
Veiler67241/
Velger67189/
Wölger67151/
Wijler67122/
Velier67106/
Wailer6795/
Wolher6769/
Beğler6763/
Uesler6755/
Wayler6749/
Vhaler6748/
Woiler6739/
Velere6739/
Vesler6738/
Veyler6738/
Walher6732/
Vöhler6730/
Waleur6727/
Belher6727/
Vohler6726/
Byhler6722/
Hueler6719/
Wilear6718/
Wilher6718/
Voeler6718/
Wuiler6716/
Vejler6714/
Wileur6712/
Vahler679/
Wölert677/
Belear676/
Veeler676/
Uelger675/
Huiler674/
Wylher674/
Woyler673/
Wielir673/
Vetler673/
Wilier672/
Bejler672/
Wylier671/
Vealer671/
Beleer671/
Woythlear671/
Weilerová671/
Weiljr671/
Weiseller671/
Uelert671/
Veuler671/
Waleer671/
Welire671/
Wälger671/
Witteller671/
Uelher671/
Wesseller670/
Walear670/
Ueleer670/
Vaeler670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wehler
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