Wöhler Surname
Approximately 3,331 people bear this surname
Wöhler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,281 | 1:24,537 | 3,259 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 113 | 1:444,413 | 32,195 |
The alternate forms: Wohler (2,360) are calculated separately.
Wöhler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wöhler Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wöhler occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Wohler. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wöhler? popularity and diffusion
It is the 135,040th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,187,795 people. Wöhler occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wöhler reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Wöhler is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 3,281 people, or 1 in 24,537. In Germany Wöhler is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 42 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 6 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
Wöhler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wöhler has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wohler | 94 | 2,360 | / |
| Wöhlert | 92 | 718 | / |
| Wöler | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wahler | 83 | 3,522 | / |
| Wehler | 83 | 1,200 | / |
| Wähler | 83 | 306 | / |
| Wheler | 83 | 304 | / |
| Whaler | 83 | 248 | / |
| Wölger | 83 | 151 | / |
| Vöhler | 83 | 30 | / |
| Wholer | 83 | 14 | / |
| Wölert | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wheeler | 77 | 223,309 | / |
| Wheller | 77 | 1,502 | / |
| Woehler | 77 | 998 | / |
| Waehler | 77 | 86 | / |
| Weehler | 77 | 30 | / |
| Waahler | 77 | 17 | / |
| Whoeler | 77 | 14 | / |
| Wahlier | 77 | 13 | / |
| Wheleer | 77 | 11 | / |
| Wahlerr | 77 | 6 | / |
| Whaller | 77 | 6 | / |
| Whheler | 77 | 5 | / |
| Whuiler | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wohlher | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wahller | 77 | 1 | / |
| Whelear | 77 | 0 | / |
| Whaeler | 77 | 0 | / |
| Whohler | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wwahler | 77 | 0 | / |
| Böler | 73 | 704 | / |
| Waler | 73 | 408 | / |
| Weler | 73 | 112 | / |
| Woler | 73 | 64 | / |
| Wheeller | 71 | 32 | / |
| Wheeleer | 71 | 8 | / |
| Wheehler | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wheelerr | 71 | 3 | / |
| Wheelier | 71 | 2 | / |
| Whoehler | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wohlherr | 71 | 2 | / |
| Whelleer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wohleher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woehleer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wheelear | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whellier | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wwheeler | 71 | 0 | / |
| Waller | 67 | 79,291 | / |
| Woller | 67 | 3,398 | / |
| Bähler | 67 | 1,916 | / |
| Waaler | 67 | 609 | / |
| Walier | 67 | 415 | / |
| Völger | 67 | 295 | / |
| Wolher | 67 | 69 | / |
| Vhaler | 67 | 48 | / |
| Weeler | 67 | 41 | / |
| Walher | 67 | 32 | / |
| Weuler | 67 | 31 | / |
| Waleur | 67 | 27 | / |
| Vohler | 67 | 26 | / |
| Waeler | 67 | 22 | / |
| Hueler | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vehler | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wuiler | 67 | 16 | / |
| Vahler | 67 | 9 | / |
| Welier | 67 | 4 | / |
| Welher | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weleer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waleer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weÿler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wälger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walear | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wueler | 67 | 0 | / |
| Woeler | 67 | 0 | / |
| Uehler | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wöhler
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