Wöhl Surname
Approximately 837 people bear this surname
Wöhl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 768 | 1:104,825 | 12,956 |
| Austria | 34 | 1:250,454 | 29,541 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Wőhl (4) are calculated separately.
Wöhl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wöhl Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wöhl is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Wőhl. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wöhl? popularity and diffusion
Wöhl is the 415,769th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,706,745 people. The last name Wöhl occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Wöhl are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 768 people, or 1 in 104,825. In Germany Wöhl is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 17 percent live, Bavaria, where 16 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 15 percent live. Excluding Germany Wöhl is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 4 percent live and Czechia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wőhl | 92 | 4 | / |
| Wöhle | 89 | 329 | / |
| Whl | 86 | 10 | / |
| Böhl | 75 | 1,482 | / |
| Wöll | 75 | 994 | / |
| Wehl | 75 | 680 | / |
| Wihl | 75 | 241 | / |
| Vöhl | 75 | 216 | / |
| Wühl | 75 | 170 | / |
| Wähl | 75 | 49 | / |
| Wölp | 75 | 8 | / |
| Wåhl | 75 | 8 | / |
| Wyhl | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wwhl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wlhl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whlt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wöhlová | 73 | 11 | / |
| Woehl | 67 | 1,434 | / |
| Wiehl | 67 | 1,150 | / |
| Wl | 67 | 439 | / |
| Wehlt | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wölle | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wählt | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wähle | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wuehl | 67 | 11 | / |
| Waehl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Welhl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weehl | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wöhl
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