Vahl

surname · Latin script

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ˈvɑɫ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Vahl is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Germany than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • DEGermany≈1 in 100K(inferred from the name graph)
  • USUnited States1 in 899K
  • GLGreenland1 in 1.5K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Germany (inferred from the name graph)

≈800 people, est.

Sources
133 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 1.5K (inferred from the name graph)

Greenland

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Vahl counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Vahl is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
DE Germany≈800 est.≈1 in 100K—Vahl65
BR Brazil6061 in 349K606——
US United States3701 in 899K370Vahl133
NL Netherlands2621 in 66K262Vahl12
DK Denmark1071 in 55K107—1
GL Greenland391 in 1.5K39—2
EE Estonia≈16 est.≈1 in 78K11Vahl3

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname); CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007); Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts); Statistics Greenland — Surnames (NAXT1); Statistics Estonia — per-name Population Register counts (nimed). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Vahl is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Portuguese surname4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Brazil, Spain, United States, Panama

    Languages: Portuguese, Spanish

    Also written Váhl

  • Danish surname7 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Denmark, United States, Sweden, Norway

    Languages: Danish, Norwegian, Swedish

    Also written Vähl

34 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1700180019002000Martin Vahl, b. 1749Jens Vahl, b. 1796Hermann Vahl, b. 1826Jens Vahl, b. 1828Martin Vahl, b. 1869Herbert-Ernst Vahl, b. 1896Henry Vahl, b. 1897Johanna Vahl, b. 1923Emanuel Vahl, b. 1938Per Lacour Vahl, b. 1993

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Vahl,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 25 sources across 15 countries.

Official registers attesting Vahl
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
BR BrazilIBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname)—606#14,336
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010370#55,505
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020363#60,024
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000331#57,544
NL NetherlandsCBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007)2007262#7,888
DK DenmarkDanmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts)—107#5,099
GL GreenlandStatistics Greenland — Surnames (NAXT1)201246—
GL GreenlandStatistics Greenland — Surnames (NAXT1)201844—
GL GreenlandStatistics Greenland — Surnames (NAXT1)201744—
GL GreenlandStatistics Greenland — Surnames (NAXT1)201644—
GL GreenlandStatistics Greenland — Surnames (NAXT1)201144—
GL GreenlandStatistics Greenland — Surnames (NAXT1)201343—

Reference works 4

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Wikipedia surname tokens
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
  • Søndergaard, Georg, Danske efternavne (Lademann 1984/1991)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Vahl?
A machine transcription gives /ˈvɑɫ/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Vahl have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 802 people named Vahl in Germany, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled vahl.
Where is Vahl most common?
Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Vahl is densest in Greenland — about 1 in 1.5 thousand people — even though Germany holds more of our records for it.
How common is the name Vahl?
In Brazil, the national register counted 606 people named Vahl, about 1 in 349 thousand residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Vahl”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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