Wehrlen Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Wehrlen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehrlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1671:397,74158,569
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wehrlen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wehrlen is found most in France. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehrlen? popularity and diffusion

Wehrlen is the 1,133,308th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. Wehrlen occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Wehrlen reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 397,741. In France it is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 83 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 9 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 4 percent reside. Aside from France it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Wehrlen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wehrlen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wehrlen last name grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehrlen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wehrlen surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

Wehrlen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 80.53% more than the national average, earning $77,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehrlein9336/
Woehrlen9313/
Werlen921,609/
Werlein86672/
Wehrlin86352/
Woerlen8668/
Werlhen868/
Wihrlen866/
Wherlen864/
Werlien862/
Vehrlen860/
Whorlen860/
Woerlein80108/
Werrlein8085/
Woehrlin8051/
Behrlein801/
Wearlean801/
Whirlein801/
Weirlein800/
Berlen77426/
Werlin77366/
Warlen77106/
Wirlen7757/
Wörlen7740/
Verlen7740/
Worlen7717/
Werlne771/
Woerrlein7513/
Veherlein750/
Whoerlein750/
Wörlein71405/
Werline71367/
Verleun71289/
Verlent71217/
Worlein71116/
Verleng7174/
Wöhrlin7168/
Berlein7154/
Berleen7138/
Berleyn7129/
Verilen7125/
Wirlent7124/
Wirlend7123/
Berlean7120/
Verlene7112/
Verlien718/
Wohrlin717/
Verleyn716/
Verlean715/
Werelin712/
Warlean712/
Berelen712/
Warlenn711/
Warlhen711/
Verleen711/
Wherlin711/
Woerlin711/
Werlinc711/
Verlein710/
Wirlein710/
Wharlin710/
Berllen710/
Verellen671,156/
Verleene67243/
Wörrlein67167/
Verzelen67165/
Øverlien6770/
Werrline6742/
Verlenne6727/
Vaerlien6723/
Beirlein6719/
Weerlink6718/
Beyrlein6713/
Worrlein6711/
Vierlein6711/
Beerlein679/
Verelien678/
Weerling677/
Verleine674/
Berellen672/
Verlysen672/
Werhling672/
Werlinck671/
Berln671/
Hberlein671/
Warln671/
Weirling671/
Verleand671/
Verleane671/
Hwerlischen671/
Werelind671/
Verilien671/
Bährlein671/
Verleant671/
Huerlein670/
Werlheim670/

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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 Wehrlen
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