Woehl Surname

271,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Woehl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6821:531,46544,211
Brazil3301:648,71023,986
Germany1891:425,95538,510
France1571:423,07561,574
Canada541:682,32655,162
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Woehl Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Woehl Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Woehl is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Woehl click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woehl? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woehl is the 271,656th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,081,971 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Woehl reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Woehl is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 682 people, or 1 in 531,465. In The United States Woehl is most numerous in: Texas, where 18 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and North Dakota, where 13 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 23 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Woehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Woehl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Woehl surname grew 2,067 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Woehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Woehl last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Woehl earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.27% less than the national average, earning $40,011 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.32% less than the national average, earning $49,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehl89680/
Woel89137/
Wiehl801,150/
Voehl80334/
Woell80183/
Wehlt8041/
Ouehl8037/
Wuehl8011/
Waehl803/
Welhl802/
Weehl801/
Wel752,606/
Whl7510/
Hwoell733/
Wael6777,674/
Wleh679,025/
Well676,199/
Weel672,002/
Wiel671,380/
Wöhl67837/
Wihl67241/
Wühl67170/
Ouel67145/
Hwel6751/
Welh6750/
Wähl6749/
Voel6741/
Vehl6725/
Wehlová6713/
Wåhl678/
Wyhl677/
Wőhl674/
Weul673/
Wuel672/
Wyol671/
Wwhl671/
Wlhl671/
Whlt671/
Wehelle671/
Uehl670/

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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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  • 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 Woehl
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