Jehl is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jehl
No. of characters: 4
Origin: France
Meaning: The family name is carried in Alsace and Moselle. Alternative: Jehle. Derivatives: Jehlen, Jehli, Jehly (68). It is a personal name (first name) German, generally considered a hypocoristic Ulrich (qv), as Jedele (68). The dictionary MT Morlet however offers another root: geil (= exuberant, fiery).

How popular is Jehl?

Jehl is common in France.

Jehl is ranked 148382 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Jehl bearers increased by 0.4329004 per cent in 2010 US census to 232 since 2000, the surname slipped by 4236 spots and ranked at 81458. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 99.14 95.24
Jehl is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in France which may be its originating country too. Around 2548 people have been found who wears Jehl as their family name. Jehl is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
116,327 Spain6
103,755 Czech Republic5
280,667 Canada5
710 French Polynesia3
279,271 Australia1
81,201 Switzerland1
38,841 Scotland1
5,924 Paraguay1
47,891 Norway1
118,015 Netherlands1
153,416 Italy1
16,640 Hong Kong1
289,511 England1
91,024 Belgium1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
29,040 Denmark15
Countries with hundreds of Jehl:
28,238 Germany370
70,955 United States346
Countries with thousands of Jehl:
4,599 France1,788

Comments

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Simona Magana
Jehl is somewhat frequent name in Lorraine, represents the personal name of Germanic origin geilo, consists of geil exuberant, fiery.

Jehl Namesakes

  • Arno Jehli, Musical Artist
  • Faustin F. Jehle, Author
  • Ignace Jehl, Politician

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