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

Wohlers occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Wöhlers. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wohlers? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 75,453rd most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,120,299 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Wohlers are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name globally, held by 19 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 3,863 people, or 1 in 20,840. In Germany Wohlers is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 44 percent live, Bremen, where 19 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 15 percent live. Beside Germany Wohlers exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Wohlers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wohlers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,660 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wohlers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wohlers last name are 24.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.53% registered to vote for the political 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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