Wehrlin Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wehrlin 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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Wehrlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1501:54,7537,051
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
France721:922,538106,020
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wehrlin 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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Wehrlin Last Name Facts

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

Wehrlin is most common in Switzerland. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehrlin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wehrlin is the 798,040th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 20,703,255 people. The last name Wehrlin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Wehrlin reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 35 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Wehrlin is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 150 people, or 1 in 54,753. In Switzerland Wehrlin is primarily found in: Canton of Bern, where 23 percent are found, Canton of Vaud, where 23 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 19 percent are found. Other than Switzerland this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and France, where 20 percent are found.

Wehrlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wehrlin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wehrlin last name rose 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehrlin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wehrlin last name are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.22% registered with the party.

Wehrlin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.18% more than the national average, earning $54,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woehrlin9351/
Werlin92366/
Wehrlen86213/
Wöhrlin8668/
Wohrlin867/
Werlien862/
Werlinc861/
Wherlin861/
Woerlin861/
Wharlin860/
Weerlink8018/
Woehrlen8013/
Weerling807/
Werhling802/
Weirling801/
Werlinck801/
Berlin7724,695/
Werlen771,609/
Verlin77849/
Warlin77136/
Worlin7764/
Wörlin7755/
Wirlin773/
Werlne771/
Wrelin771/
Werlingue7526/
Verling71582/
Berlijn71294/
Verlina71206/
Verlind71203/
Uerling71153/
Bearlin7171/
Verlint7171/
Woerlen7168/
Berlinn7132/
Verlien718/
Werlhen718/
Wihrlen716/
Berllin715/
Wörling715/
Wirlind715/
Hberlin714/
Wärlind714/
Verlink714/
Wherlen714/
Wärling713/
Vierlin713/
Verlinc711/
Verhlin711/
Verlhin711/
Beerlin711/
Veirlin710/
Berrlin710/
Whorlen710/
Vehrlen710/
Øverlien6770/
Vearling6763/
Veerling6753/
Åverling6737/
Vaerlien6723/
Verlinck676/
Veirling674/
Warln671/
D'Berlin671/
Berln671/

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