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'.
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Wehrle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wehrle Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wehrle is most common in Germany. It can also be found as: Wehrlé. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wehrle? popularity and diffusion
It is the 49,259th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 697,373 people. The last name Wehrle occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Wehrle live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 5,420 people, or 1 in 14,853. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 86 percent are found, Bavaria, where 4 percent are found and Hesse, where 2 percent are found. Barring Germany it is found in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.
Wehrle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wehrle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wehrle last name 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 adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily 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% being 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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