Kinn Surname

187,667th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Kinn Surname User-submission:

The Kinn surname comes from the German word for 'chin'.

Kinn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2281:295,16227,322
Norway3611:14,2451,649
Germany1511:533,14944,599
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
France411:1,620,066149,911
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
England311:1,797,35772,927
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Austria261:327,51736,002
Luxembourg261:22,3294,651
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
China61:227,886,92811,701
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

The alternate forms: Kìññ (1) are calculated separately.

Kinn (267) may also be a first name.

Kinn Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kinn surname comes from the German word for 'chin'.

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Kinn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kinn (Hindi: किन्न, Russian: Кинн) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Kìññ. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinn? popularity and diffusion

Kinn is the 187,667th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,233,161 people. The surname Kinn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Kinn reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 544,256th most common first name on earth, held by 267 people.

Kinn is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,228 people, or 1 in 295,162. In The United States Kinn is mostly found in: Ohio, where 20 percent live, Minnesota, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Kinn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kinn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kinn last name rose 883 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 172 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kinn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kinn last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kinn are 28.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.83% registered with the party.

The amount Kinn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 8.59% more than the national average, earning 375,803 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.55% more than the national average, earning $45,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning $49,951 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinne896,033/
Kuinn8925/
Kinnå8911/
Kinnd891/
Kionn891/
Kin8661,655/
Knn866/
Kinnne800/
Kina7526,493/
Kien7523,015/
Kuin751,915/
Kihn751,563/
Kenn751,170/
Kion75512/
Könn75168/
Ckin7532/
Cinn7529/
Künn7516/
Qinn7511/
Kkin7510/
Kõnn758/
Kynn753/
Khnn753/
Qkin753/
Knnd752/
Kcin752/
Gkin752/
Kìññ751/
Knne751/
Knnk751/
Kijn751/
Kinnova731/
Quinn67195,061/
Kenne6766,482/
Chinn6711,757/
Kiehn672,983/
Kn671,863/
Kuenn67248/
Koenn67238/
Kinck6778/
Könne6744/
Gkion6743/
Køien6741/
Kynnø6717/
Cuinn678/
Kindå675/
Gkina675/
Kynne673/
Ckion673/
Keenn672/
Kyhnn672/
Kennh672/
Qienn671/
Gking671/
Hkisn671/
Kkijn671/
Kenng671/
Kijng671/
Kimnh671/
Ckijn671/
Qking671/
Kiohn671/
Kingq671/
Kkina671/
Gkien671/
Kuihn671/
Hkien671/
Gkynn671/
Kyonn671/
Kintų671/
Kqinq671/
Kinkc671/
Kihnk670/
Kisng670/

Kinn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kinn in the Hindi language
किन्नkinna44.44
किनणkinana22.22
किननkinana11.11
किणनkinana11.11
किन्न्kinn11.11
Kinn in the Russian language
Киннkinn-

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