Wehrli Surname
Approximately 5,737 people bear this surname
Wehrli 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 4,298 | 1:1,911 | 182 |
| United States | 871 | 1:416,141 | 36,124 |
| France | 210 | 1:316,299 | 48,089 |
| Argentina | 131 | 1:326,286 | 25,825 |
| Brazil | 49 | 1:4,368,864 | 116,514 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 42 | 1:1,195,683 | 67,545 |
Wehrli 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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Average Wehrli Salary in
United States
$48,703 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wehrli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wehrli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wehrli is most common in Switzerland. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wehrli? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 84,245th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,270,271 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Wehrli live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is held by 4,298 people, or 1 in 1,911. In Switzerland Wehrli is mostly found in: Canton of Zürich, where 28 percent live, Canton of Aargau, where 23 percent live and Canton of Thurgau, where 8 percent live. Outside of Switzerland it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.
Wehrli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wehrli has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wehrli surname expanded 2,074 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wehrli Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wehrli surname are 22.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.86% registered with the political party.
The amount Wehrli earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 56.01% more than the national average, earning R 370,740 per year; in United States they earn 12.87% more than the national average, earning $48,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.24% more than the national average, earning $67,686 CAD per year.
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