Kienbaum Surname

430,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Kienbaum Surname User-submission:

About the year 1200 AD, in a forest of pine trees, a few miles southeast of Berlin, Germany, a village was founded by a group of farmers. The village was named Kienbaum. The word kien in the German language (pronounced kin - the -e is silent) means 'resinous' or 'pine trees'; and the word baum means 'forest' or 'wood'.

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Kienbaum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4611:786,24560,824
Germany2461:327,25832,551
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Kienbaum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

About the year 1200 AD, in a forest of pine trees, a few miles southeast of Berlin, Germany, a village was founded by a group of farmers. The village was named Kienbaum. The word kien in the German language (pronounced kin - the -e is silent) means 'resinous' or 'pine trees'; and the word baum means 'forest' or 'wood'. Therefore the village of Kienbaum means 'the village in the pine forest'.

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Kienbaum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kienbaum is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kienbaum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 430,675th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 9,109,432 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Kienbaum live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Kienbaum is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 461 people, or 1 in 786,245. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 48 percent live, Michigan, where 15 percent live and Washington, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States Kienbaum occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 31 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Kienbaum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kienbaum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kienbaum surname increased 2,712 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kienbaum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kienbaum last name are 24.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.53% registered with the party.

The amount Kienbaum earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 35.2% more than the national average, earning R 321,276 per year and in United States they earn 12.29% more than the national average, earning $48,453 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiehnbaum9411/
Kinbaum9334/
Keinbaum8821/
Kiembaum883/
Kinnbaum880/
Keanbaum880/
Kuehnbaum8227/
Keinbam800/
Kühnbaum7552/
Quenbaum753/
Keimbaum752/
Kuehnbum751/
Kenboume751/
Kembam7188/
Kimbam7149/
Kinbom7116/
Kimbum716/
Koimbam6716/
Kaimbum6711/
Kinnbom679/
Kimbaam671/
Kyembam671/
Kounbam671/
Keumbam671/
Kimbham671/

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