Wehrli Surname

84,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

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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Wehrli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4,2981:1,911182
United States8711:416,14136,124
France2101:316,29948,089
Argentina1311:326,28625,825
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Austria181:473,08046,251
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
England141:3,979,861125,553
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

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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Wehrli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wehrli is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehrli? popularity and diffusion

Wehrli is the 84,245th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,270,271 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Wehrli reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 4,298 people, or 1 in 1,911. In Switzerland Wehrli is most frequent in: Canton of Zürich, where 28 percent live, Canton of Aargau, where 23 percent live and Canton of Thurgau, where 8 percent live. Beside Switzerland it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wehrli last name 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.86% being 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehrlie9238/
Werli91348/
Wehrlich8629/
Woehrlie860/
Wehrle8310,450/
Wehrly83676/
Werhli8383/
Wehrlé8329/
Wierli8320/
Werzli8312/
Werlid8311/
Woerli839/
Wherli837/
Werlei832/
Werlli832/
Werlhi832/
Wearli831/
Werlie830/
Woehrle771,307/
Wehrley77325/
Werilli7717/
Weherle7710/
Woehrlé7710/
Wierlie775/
Weherly772/
Wetrlip772/
Woehrly771/
Wherlie771/
Whirlie771/
Werlhei771/
Wehrhly770/
Wahrlie770/
Whorlie770/
Wehrler770/
Werle738,869/
Berli731,345/
Werly73957/
Warli73551/
Verli73485/
Werla73144/
Werlé7352/
Worli7317/
Wirli7310/
Werlj731/
Weherley7160/
Werlisch7137/
Werrlich7122/
Weathrly712/
Behrelli711/
Weherler710/
Woehrley710/
Weirlich710/
Wethrley710/
Wöhrle674,099/
Werley671,704/
Beerli671,191/
Øverli67576/
Woerle67298/
Wohrle67232/
Woerly67210/
Verlie67116/
Verlei67108/
Worlie67106/
Wirlia6797/
Wherle6782/
Vuerli6782/
Verlia6766/
Verlis6763/
Werlla6737/
Wherly6736/
Vierli6734/
Berlai6729/
Verhli6728/
Werlee6723/
Warlie6722/
Werhle6721/
Wahrle6720/
Whirle6720/
Waarli6716/
Hberli6712/
Berrli677/
Vehrle675/
Berhli674/
Whirly673/
Veerli673/
Werlhy673/
Weirle672/
Werleh672/
Wirlei672/
Verlit671/
Worlui671/
Ouerli671/
Werrly671/
Whirla671/
Verlii671/
Werhly671/
Wherla671/
Werlly671/
Verliy671/
Warlei671/
Berlli671/
Wearle671/
Verlai671/
Verlio671/
Verliz671/
Wohrly671/
Behrlé671/
Verlli671/
Verlyi671/
Wharle670/
Wuerle670/
Behrly670/
Weirly670/
Weerla670/
Waerly670/

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