Weil Surname

21,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Weil Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Vill (local name) [O.H.Ger. wíla, from Latin villa (French ville]

Weil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,7351:33,7644,216
Germany8,0791:9,9651,248
France2,9881:22,2302,583
Israel9711:8,8131,370
Switzerland2891:28,4184,338
Canada2781:132,53813,752
Brazil2691:795,81528,876
England2421:230,24019,179
Austria1991:42,7916,859
Australia1631:165,61817,113
Argentina1351:316,61825,164
Netherlands1221:138,41921,220
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Mexico731:1,700,35917,324
Poland681:558,95252,372
Spain631:742,09631,639
Chile521:338,7789,521
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Hungary461:213,39717,734
Venezuela461:656,61011,395
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Nicaragua301:200,7032,533
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
El Salvador221:288,3592,375
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
China191:71,964,2933,948
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Panama61:652,04310,051
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Wales41:773,63329,106
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6911:18,6622,366

Weil (189) may also be a first name.

Weil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Vill (local name) [O.H.Ger. wíla, from Latin villa (French ville]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) One who came from Weil (house), in Wurttemberg.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from a place name) From Weil, a town in Württemberg, Germany. The name goes back to the end of the fourteenth century. Other forms are Weill, Weile, Weiler.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Weil Last Name Facts

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

Weil (Arabic: فايل) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weil? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,447th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 286,832 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Weil live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 661,310th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 189 people.

Weil is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 10,735 people, or 1 in 33,764. In The United States Weil is mostly concentrated in: California, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 70 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent reside and France, where 12 percent reside.

Weil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weil has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weil surname increased 399 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 303 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Weil surname are 37.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.06% being registered with the political party.

The amount Weil earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1270.54% more than the national average, earning S/. 265,680 per year; in South Africa they earn 208.23% more than the national average, earning R 732,468 per year; in United States they earn 20.59% more than the national average, earning $52,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.42% more than the national average, earning $61,320 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weill893,390/
Weile89676/
Weihl89477/
Weild89200/
Weisl89160/
Weijl89134/
Weiel89102/
Wheil894/
Weyil893/
Weilh891/
Weiyl891/
Weilt890/
Wel862,606/
Wil861,723/
Weitel80126/
Weißel8093/
Weille8037/
Weihel807/
Weisle802/
Weicel802/
Weildt801/
Wessil801/
Weileh801/
Weilth801/
Weihle800/
Will7562,475/
Wele7513,868/
Beil759,373/
Well756,199/
Wail754,816/
Wile754,501/
Weal752,550/
Weel752,002/
Veil751,428/
Weyl751,279/
Wihl75241/
Hwel7551/
Welh7550/
Wilh758/
Whil756/
Wuil756/
Whel755/
Weul753/
Hwil752/
Wgel751/
Wejl751/
Woil750/
Weihele7366/
Weilová7323/
Weiholt7316/
Weiszel737/
D'Weile732/
Hweileh731/
Weitelt731/
Weihell731/
Weihoul731/
Weihsel731/
Wessill730/
Wheisel730/
Wille6728,832/
Welle678,887/
Weichelt672,431/
Weale671,904/
Wayel671,505/
Weyel671,119/
While671,039/
Wheal67961/
Wheel67720/
Veile67705/
Waile67545/
Weall67372/
Beihl67371/
Veitl67371/
Veihl67314/
Beill67300/
Weule67249/
Weele67181/
Vejil67161/
Vowel67144/
Vetil67144/
Whyel67137/
Weyll67120/
Bejil67120/
Waitl67102/
Wajil6792/
Veiel6788/
Waill6782/
Veyil6772/
Whell6766/
Woile6756/
Wijil6751/
Wayil6747/
Vwele6742/
Waiel6727/
Wawel6724/
Wellh6724/
Weicheld6722/
Whele6720/
Wejle6718/
Woyel6716/
Wißel6716/
Beiel6714/
Beial6714/
Veill6713/
Weslh6711/
Hwail6711/
Wuehl6711/
Weell6710/
Vecil679/
Waisl678/
Weyle677/
Wijal675/
Wiyal675/
Wouel675/
Wheichel674/
Wehal674/
Wuill674/
Woiel674/
Veilp673/
Weyal673/
Whill673/
Weichell673/
Wajel673/
Wilhe673/
Wealh673/
Vesil673/
Beyil673/
Wuile673/
Hwell672/
Wejal672/
Weissell672/
Weisseld672/
Whilp672/
Waail672/
Waial672/
Woelh672/
Beiil671/
Witll671/
Witlt671/
Woial671/
We'll671/
Wieal671/
Weuel671/
Wheicelt671/
Vawel671/
Wowel671/
Ueiel671/
Weillová671/
Willì671/
Hweel671/
Hwele671/
Weehl671/
Weetl671/
Wethl671/
Weull671/
Weult671/
Uowel671/
Wweel671/
Whail670/
Weischel670/
Weahl670/
Whiel670/
Wehtl670/
Weiszell670/
Wetyl670/
Welhe670/

Weil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Weil in the Arabic language
فايلfayl-

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