Kohl Surname

10,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kohl Surname Definition:

(German) One who grew and sold cabbage.

Kohl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany30,4121:2,647259
United States13,5951:26,6613,344
Austria2,1291:4,000413
Brazil1,6881:126,8214,821
France6771:98,11314,351
Canada5331:69,1297,929
Hungary4961:19,7912,238
Luxembourg4481:1,296126
Czechia3831:27,7644,435
Iran3131:245,31218,648
Netherlands3121:54,1269,292
South Africa2871:188,77220,532
Belgium1991:57,7729,354
Switzerland1641:50,0796,640
Australia1591:169,78417,425
England1431:389,63727,109
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Argentina1321:323,81425,647
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Denmark791:71,4527,101
Italy741:826,44264,449
Chile671:262,9327,829
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Slovakia541:98,82318,879
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Poland411:927,04369,048
India361:21,307,372304,812
Romania331:608,42043,703
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Paraguay261:278,3364,605
Norway121:428,52437,411
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Finland111:499,70030,478
Israel101:855,76354,181
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
China51:273,464,31313,838
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9961:25,1603,111

Kohl (330) may also be a first name.

Kohl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who grew and sold cabbage.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kohl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kohl (Arabic: الكحل, Hindi: कोहल, Marathi: कोहली) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohl? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,580th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 137,265 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Kohl are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kohl is also the 482,193rd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 330 people.

The surname Kohl is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 30,412 people, or 1 in 2,647. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 18 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Hesse, where 13 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in 86 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Austria, where 4 percent live.

Kohl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kohl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kohl surname expanded 681 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 953 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kohl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kohl last name are 18.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.06% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kohl earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.09% more than the national average, earning 394,831 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 59.42% more than the national average, earning R 378,852 per year; in United States they earn 5.57% more than the national average, earning $45,551 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.91% more than the national average, earning $55,602 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohll8990/
Kohýl8933/
Kouhl8924/
Kohul898/
Koëhl898/
Kohyl893/
Kolhl892/
Khohl891/
Koohl891/
Koihl890/
Kuohl890/
Kothl890/
Kol86203,942/
Koshyl801,789/
Koheel80253/
Kohiel80183/
Kohsel8060/
Kohlhe804/
Kholhl801/
Kohgil801/
Kohyll801/
Kolhll800/
Kuol75202,034/
Kole75110,646/
Khal7562,304/
Kahl7528,954/
Koul7520,673/
Kool7517,808/
Koll7512,211/
Khol752,685/
Kolh751,425/
Koil75331/
Koyl75285/
Cohl75262/
Hkol7512/
Káhl759/
Kolë755/
Kkol752/
Kgol751/
Khôl751/
Qkol751/
Gkol751/
Kohlová73392/
Koochel7350/
Kouchel7312/
Kouchil738/
Kochelt738/
Koschil737/
Kohlova737/
Kohsilp734/
Koochil731/
Koshåll731/
Kuochel730/
Kohsell730/
Kolhe6778,100/
Khale6711,161/
Kolle678,534/
Khole677,225/
Kahal676,108/
Koole673,957/
Koyle671,873/
Koule671,319/
Kosyl67669/
Khall67519/
Kotyl67430/
Kholl67344/
Khaal67325/
Koull67275/
Koile67234/
Koçel67206/
Khoul67197/
Keuhl6796/
Košel6791/
Koldt6752/
Kolhs6746/
Kohýlová6735/
Gkole6729/
Khoil6719/
Kuole6716/
Kottl6712/
Khohlova6710/
Koschell6710/
Kouschil679/
Khool678/
Koßel678/
Koult677/
Kolth676/
Khalh676/
Kolld676/
Koldd675/
Kheul674/
Koşel674/
Kohylová674/
Kahll673/
Kkhal673/
Kcole672/
Kooll672/
Koshchel672/
Khoyl671/
Kahhl671/
Kochellp671/
Koilh671/
Kolht671/
Kolpf671/
Kolpp671/
Cohll671/
Gkoul671/
Kaahl671/
Kuolh671/
Kollh671/
Kholh671/
Khàll671/
Kahlh671/
Kohylova671/
Kocyl671/
Kolll671/
Kuoll671/
Couhl671/
Kcool671/
Ckool671/
Khouchil671/
Khohlowa671/
Qkolp671/
Qqohl671/
Koshchyl671/
Koulp670/
Coihl670/
Kalhl670/

Kohl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kohl in the Hindi language
कोहलkohala-
Kohl in the Marathi language
कोहलीkohali-
Kohl in the Arabic language
الكحلalkhl-

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