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 last name Wöhler is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered as: Wohler. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wöhler? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 135,040th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,187,795 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wöhler live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 3,281 people, or 1 in 24,537. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 42 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 6 percent live. Other than Germany Wöhler is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Wöhler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wöhler has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wöhler 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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