Wohlers Surname

75,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wohlers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wohlers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,8631:20,8402,776
United States1,7261:209,99920,542
Brazil2761:775,63228,196
Guatemala1941:82,9002,758
Australia1551:174,16617,758
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
Canada431:856,87466,382
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Austria271:315,38635,058
England251:2,228,72284,230
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belize11:355,4743,977
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

The alternate forms: Wöhlers (8) are calculated separately.

Wohlers (19) may also be a first name.

Wohlers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wohlers is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Wöhlers. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wohlers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,453rd most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,120,299 people. The last name Wohlers is mostly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Wohlers reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 3,863 people, or 1 in 20,840. In Germany Wohlers is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 44 percent are found, Bremen, where 19 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Wohlers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wohlers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wohlers surname grew 1,660 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wohlers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wohlers are 24.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wohlers earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 31.51% less than the national average, earning 237,024 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.33% more than the national average, earning $47,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.02% more than the national average, earning $54,165 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wöhlers958/
Woohlers932/
Wolers9210/
Wahlers863,149/
Wolhers8669/
Wehlers8656/
Wolgers8649/
Wollers8634/
Wohlars8630/
Bohlers8622/
Vohlers8620/
Wholers8612/
Whalers863/
Woulers862/
Woolers860/
Wohlirs860/
Wheelers8025/
Wollerst801/
Woolgers800/
Walers77102/
Volers775/
Bolers772/
Welers771/
Bollers71711/
Vollers71521/
Wallers71354/
Volgers71246/
Vahlers7129/
Watlers7120/
Böhlers7114/
Boulers713/
Waliers712/
Volhers712/
Walhers712/
Wölhers711/
Wollersche711/
Bahlers711/
Boylers711/
Welhers710/
Walerss710/
Wholerx710/
Whelars710/
Wollors710/
Wollaars6779/
Vollaers6740/
Wattlers671/
Boullers671/
Wallerås671/
Volliers670/
Wheelars670/

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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 Wohlers
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