Wehrle Surname
Approximately 10,450 people bear this surname
Wehrle Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from the Swiss-German term Wehrli, which means 'weir' (storing water or distributing it). Therefore someone with the name Wehrli, Wehrlin, Wehrle is likely a descendant from the one living near or controlling the weir.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,420 | 1:14,853 | 1,937 |
| United States | 3,016 | 1:120,179 | 12,864 |
| France | 784 | 1:84,723 | 12,039 |
| Switzerland | 694 | 1:11,834 | 1,958 |
| Canada | 161 | 1:228,855 | 21,956 |
| England | 101 | 1:551,664 | 33,983 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Venezuela | 37 | 1:816,326 | 13,210 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Paraguay | 15 | 1:482,450 | 6,463 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 1:6,396 | 809 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 338 | 1:148,576 | 13,812 |
The alternate forms: Wehrlé (29) are calculated separately.
Wehrle Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the Swiss-German term Wehrli, which means 'weir' (storing water or distributing it). Therefore someone with the name Wehrli, Wehrlin, Wehrle is likely a descendant from the one living near or controlling the weir. There are as well many places called Wehrli, meaning 'the place where a weir is or was'.
- klauswWehrle Demographics
Average Male Wehrle Height
177 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wehrle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wehrle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wehrle is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms: Wehrlé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wehrle? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wehrle is the 49,259th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 697,373 people. The last name Wehrle occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Wehrle reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 5,420 people, or 1 in 14,853. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 86 percent live, Bavaria, where 4 percent live and Hesse, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.
Wehrle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wehrle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wehrle surname expanded 892 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 481 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wehrle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wehrle surname are 16.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.35% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wehrle earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.17% less than the national average, earning R 230,100 per year; in United States they earn 9.52% more than the national average, earning $47,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning $57,653 CAD per year.
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