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The name also exists in the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany and Australia. Originally the name Wrhel was spelled Vrhel, which originates from Bohemia.
http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?o=10&m=1.2.3.5.1&p=surnames.vrhel
http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1&p=surnames.vrhel

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Distribution of the name in US:
http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Wrhel-family-history.ashx?fn=&yr=1920
Distribution of the name in Germany:
http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.vrhel/1/mb.ashx
Distribution of the name in Austria:
http://www.verwandt.at/karten/detail/vrhel.html

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some other links:
http://www.kindredkonnections.com/cgi-bin/nextpedsf?89073867+000000+English+0-0+0+1
http://surnames.meaning-of-names.com/genealogy/wrhel/
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/sur/surc-W/surc-Wrh/sur-Wrhel/
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wrhel/mb.ashx?cj=1&o_xid=0001546952&o_lid=0001546952

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Sometimes the surname Urhel is cited as Vrhel, so this could be a variation spelling of the same name.