Döhler

surname · Latin script

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

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

rarermore common
  • DEGermany≈1 in 34K(inferred from the name graph)
  • USUnited States1 in 1.4Mas Doehler
  • SCSeychelles≈1 in 47K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Döhler itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Germany (inferred from the name graph)

≈2,300 people, est.

Sources
108 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 34K (inferred from the name graph)

Germany, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

2 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Doehler in US United States, GB United Kingdom, JM Jamaica and 1 more and Dohler in SC Seychelles, BW Botswana.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin

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

Attested across 13 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Döhler 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 Döhler is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
DE Germany—≈2,300 est.≈1 in 34K—Döhler60
SD Sudan—≈1,800 est.≈1 in 25K—Doehler1
US United States—235as Doehler1 in 1.4M235Doehler108
BR Brazil—2101 in 1M210—1
GB United Kingdom—≈73 est.≈1 in 901K—Doehler15
BW Botswana#731≈23 est.≈1 in 102K—Dohler1
JM Jamaica—≈12 est.≈1 in 242K—Doehler1
SC Seychelles#970≈2 est.≈1 in 47K—Dohler1

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). 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)

Döhler is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • a separate name3 spellings in the group

    Also written Dohler, D̲öhler

  • French surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, United States

    Also written Dohler

  • a separate name3 spellings in the group

    Also written Dohler

  • Spanish surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States, Argentina

    Also written Dohler

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Dohler

14 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)

16001700180019002000Johann Georg Döhler, b. 1667Theodor Döhler, b. 1814Friedhelm Döhler, b. 1908Hans-Heinrich Döhler, b. 1917Gottfried Döhler, b. 1938Marianne Döhler, b. 1945Rüdiger Döhler, b. 1948Marian Döhler, b. 1957Udo Döhler, b. 1968Andreas Döhler, b. 1974

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)

FormalSehr geehrte Damen und Herren,Dear Döhler, (English)
InformalSehr geehrte Damen und Herren,Hello, (English)

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 7 sources across 4 countries.

Reference works 2

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

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 Döhler?
A machine transcription gives /døːlɐ/ (IPA) for German.
In which country does Döhler have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 2.3 thousand people named Döhler in Germany, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled döhler.
How common is the name Döhler?
In Brazil, the national register counted 210 people named Döhler, about 1 in 1.0 million residents.
How common is Döhler compared with other names?
In Botswana, Döhler is the 731st most common surname of 987 surnames recorded there.

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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, “Döhler” — the 731st most common surname in Botswana. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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