Wihl Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wihl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wihl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Sweden351:281,33619,530
England221:2,532,63991,802
Austria101:851,54467,454
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Wales41:773,63329,106
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wihl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wihl is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wihl? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,041,601st most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname Wihl is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Wihl live; 46 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 3,387,467. In The United States Wihl is most common in: California, where 30 percent are found, Ohio, where 28 percent are found and Maryland, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States Wihl exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 20 percent are found and Sweden, where 15 percent are found.

Wihl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wihl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wihl surname expanded 10,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wihl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wihl last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the party.

Wihl earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.58% more than the national average, earning $54,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiehl891,150/
Weihl89477/
Wihle891/
Wil861,723/
Whl8610/
Weihle800/
Will7562,475/
Weil7525,407/
Wail754,816/
Wile754,501/
Bihl751,962/
Wiel751,380/
Wöhl75837/
Wehl75680/
Wühl75170/
Wähl7549/
Vihl7541/
Wåhl758/
Wilh758/
Wyhl757/
Whil756/
Wuil756/
Whel755/
Wőhl754/
Wisl754/
Hwil752/
Wwhl751/
Whlt751/
Wlhl751/
Uihl751/
Whyl751/
Wwil751/
Woil750/
Wille6728,832/
Weill673,390/
Woehl671,434/
While671,039/
Wheal67961/
Viehl67883/
Wheel67720/
Weile67676/
Viohl67591/
Waile67545/
Wl67439/
Whyle67344/
Weijl67134/
Waill6782/
Wiell6766/
Whell6766/
Woile6756/
Wehlt6741/
Wijle6727/
Wählt6721/
Whele6720/
Wähle6713/
Wuehl6711/
Hwail6711/
Wildh675/
Wuill674/
Wheil674/
Whill673/
Wuile673/
Waehl673/
Wilhe673/
Wahyl672/
Welhl672/
Wiltd672/
Wyhle672/
Waail672/
Wisll672/
Whayl671/
Weehl671/
Weilh671/
Willì671/
Wilzs671/
Weahl670/
Whail670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wihl
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