Wöhler Surname

135,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wöhler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wöhler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,2811:24,5373,259
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
France81:8,302,840321,660
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wohler942,360/
Wöhlert92718/
Wöler911/
Wahler833,522/
Wehler831,200/
Wähler83306/
Wheler83304/
Whaler83248/
Wölger83151/
Vöhler8330/
Wholer8314/
Wölert837/
Wheeler77223,309/
Wheller771,502/
Woehler77998/
Waehler7786/
Weehler7730/
Waahler7717/
Whoeler7714/
Wahlier7713/
Wheleer7711/
Wahlerr776/
Whaller776/
Whheler775/
Whuiler771/
Wohlher771/
Wahller771/
Whelear770/
Whaeler770/
Whohler770/
Wwahler770/
Böler73704/
Waler73408/
Weler73112/
Woler7364/
Wheeller7132/
Wheeleer718/
Wheehler714/
Wheelerr713/
Wheelier712/
Whoehler712/
Wohlherr712/
Whelleer711/
Wohleher711/
Woehleer711/
Wheelear710/
Whellier710/
Wwheeler710/
Waller6779,291/
Woller673,398/
Bähler671,916/
Waaler67609/
Walier67415/
Völger67295/
Wolher6769/
Vhaler6748/
Weeler6741/
Walher6732/
Weuler6731/
Waleur6727/
Vohler6726/
Waeler6722/
Hueler6719/
Vehler6717/
Wuiler6716/
Vahler679/
Welier674/
Welher672/
Weleer671/
Waleer671/
Weÿler671/
Wälger671/
Walear670/
Wueler670/
Woeler670/
Uehler670/

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