Wiehl Surname

324,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wiehl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5261:153,05218,330
United States4151:873,39566,215
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Austria221:387,06540,442
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England121:4,643,172139,951
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Wiehl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiehl is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiehl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 324,001st most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,336,996 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Wiehl reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Wiehl is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 526 people, or 1 in 153,052. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 40 percent live, Bavaria, where 21 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Not including Germany Wiehl occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Wiehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiehl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiehl last name grew 728 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wiehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiehl last name are 26.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.24% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wiehl earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 160.52% more than the national average, earning R 619,092 per year and in United States they earn 12.42% more than the national average, earning $48,508 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiel891,380/
Wehl89680/
Wihl89241/
Woehl801,434/
Viehl80883/
Wiell8066/
Wehlt8041/
Wuehl8011/
Waehl803/
Welhl802/
Weehl801/
Wel752,606/
Wil751,723/
Whl7510/
Wael6777,674/
Will6762,475/
Viel6715,092/
Wleh679,025/
Well676,199/
Weel672,002/
Bihl671,962/
Wöhl67837/
Wühl67170/
Woel67137/
Hwel6751/
Welh6750/
Wähl6749/
Vihl6741/
Vehl6725/
Wehlová6713/
Wåhl678/
Wilh678/
Wyhl677/
Wuil676/
Wisl674/
Wőhl674/
Weul673/
Hwil672/
Wuel672/
Wwil671/
Wwhl671/
Uihl671/
Wlhl671/
Whlt671/
Wehelle671/
Uehl670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiehl
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