Khün Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Khün Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khün Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Khun (116,917) & Khůn (7) are calculated separately.

Khün Last Name Facts

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

Khün is found in Austria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Khun or Khůn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khün? popularity and diffusion

Khün is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Khün is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Khün are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Austria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,257,718. In Austria it is most common in: Lower Austria, where 50 percent are found and Salzburg, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Austria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Hungary, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khun92116,917/
Khůn927/
Kün861,254/
Kuhn75152,830/
Khon7555,379/
Hühn752,363/
Küne7525/
Künn7516/
Hünd7515/
Hünn759/
Kűhn756/
Kóhn755/
Chün753/
Khune678,414/
Khoon674,258/
Kuhnt673,324/
Khaun672,439/
Hühne671,356/
Khonn671,310/
Khoun67725/
Khoen67581/
Khuen67403/
Kohun67330/
Khien67282/
Keuhn67125/
Khonh6782/
Kauhn6777/
Khunk6772/
Kahun6766/
Kuhnn6733/
Khunh6722/
Khuin6717/
Khunn6715/
Kheun6714/
Hündt678/
Kuhnd678/
Kuhyn678/
Kouhn677/
Khuyn676/
Koohn674/
Gkhun672/
Khunc672/
Khujn671/
Khuun671/
Kűhne671/
Khùng671/
Kuihn671/
Kuhng671/
Hkuhn671/
Kuyhn671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Khün
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