Hühn Surname

180,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Hühn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hühn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3371:34,4484,548
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Huhn (13,898) are calculated separately.

Hühn Last Name Facts

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

Hühn is most common in Germany. It may also be found as a variant: Huhn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hühn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 180,383rd most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,084,023 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hühn reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Hühn is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 2,337 people, or 1 in 34,448. In Germany Hühn is most numerous in: Hesse, where 32 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Thuringia, where 13 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huhn9213,898/
Hühne891,356/
Hünd7515/
Hünn759/
Khün754/
Chün753/
Hhun752/
Hühnová731/
Ün679,240/
Chhun671,327/
Huehn67587/
Huhne67188/
Hahun67158/
Chhon67147/
Huyhn67137/
Hohun67115/
Huhnd6755/
Hauhn6748/
Huhyn6733/
Huhnt6727/
Hiehn6712/
Hündt678/
Chuhn678/
Huhnh675/
Heuhn674/
Houhn670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Hühn
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