Wohl Surname

106,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Wohl Surname User-submission:

A German surname, meaning 'well' or 'indeed'.

Wohl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9341:123,53713,158
Germany4721:170,56220,083
Canada1421:259,47624,513
Hungary1421:69,1297,091
Luxembourg1361:4,269584
Brazil1321:1,621,77553,533
Australia651:415,31833,226
Israel641:133,71314,383
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Austria351:243,29828,936
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
England151:3,714,537119,675
France151:4,428,181244,602
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Norway71:734,61250,907
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

Wohl (14) may also be a first name.

Wohl Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A German surname, meaning 'well' or 'indeed'.

- tom.wohl

Wohl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wohl is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wohl? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wohl is the 106,461st most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,660,033 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Wohl live; 70 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wohl is also the 3,024,661st most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,934 people, or 1 in 123,537. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 19 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 11 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Wohl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wohl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wohl surname rose 2,425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wohl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wohl surname are 42.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.38% being registered with the party.

The amount Wohl earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.03% more than the national average, earning 360,012 kr per year; in United States they earn 29.04% more than the national average, earning $55,681 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.88% more than the national average, earning $60,556 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wohlt89318/
Wohld89120/
Wohle8933/
Wohll893/
Whohl891/
Woohl891/
Wol8626,191/
Wochel8022/
Wohldt808/
Wahl7553,907/
Wuol7511,113/
Wole757,395/
Woll756,688/
Wool751,865/
Vohl751,184/
Woul7591/
Whal7554/
Wáhl7543/
Whol7515/
Wosl756/
Wolh751/
Wgol751/
Wotl751/
Woil750/
Wohlová7312/
Wochell730/
Whale675,651/
Wolle671,362/
Whall671,045/
Wahal67680/
Wooll67208/
Bouhl67132/
Woule67126/
Wahll6770/
Whaul6759/
Woile6756/
Wolpp6743/
Woole6724/
Wahlh6720/
Whole6716/
Wholl6714/
Wahlø6712/
Bohyl6711/
Wocel6711/
Wotel677/
Woyle675/
Wollt675/
Wolld674/
Volhl674/
Bohýl674/
Wholt674/
Woltt673/
Woldd672/
Walhl672/
Woosl671/
Wojlp671/
Wolll671/
Wollp671/
Ouhal671/
Wauhl671/
Wahlt671/
Wãhle671/
Wolhe671/
Boohl671/
Hwole671/
Waahl671/
Wohleher671/
Wolhs671/
Wollh671/
Bohll671/
Wahld671/
Whool670/
Woolt670/
Whold670/
Wahtl670/
Woolp670/

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