Kohlberg Surname

335,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kohlberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kohlberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5151:156,32118,676
United States3831:946,36870,670
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
France161:4,151,420237,746
Bolivia111:965,1304,776
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Kohlberg (11) may also be a first name.

Kohlberg Last Name Facts

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

Kohlberg is found most in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohlberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 335,833rd most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,637,109 people. The last name Kohlberg is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Kohlberg are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 515 people, or 1 in 156,321. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 21 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Kohlberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kohlberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kohlberg last name increased 737 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kohlberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kohlberg are 13.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kohlberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 177.57% more than the national average, earning R 659,616 per year and in United States they earn 36.32% more than the national average, earning $58,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohlbergh941/
Kolberg938,841/
Kollberg88780/
Kahlberg88109/
Kolbergs8836/
Koulberg8823/
Cohlberg886/
Khelberg885/
Koolberg883/
Kolhberg881/
Kolbergh881/
Khellberg821/
Kalhlberg821/
Colberg802,743/
Kalberg80958/
Kolborg8043/
Kolburg804/
Kolverg801/
Kallberg75867/
Collberg75170/
Kaalberg75164/
Kaulberg7516/
Kalbergs756/
Kollburg751/
Kâllberg751/
Khalborg751/
Coulberg751/
Coolberg750/
Calberg67158/
Colborg6749/
Kalborg6738/
Kasselberg6711/
Colburg677/
Kalburg674/
Colberc672/
Colverg671/
Qolberq671/
Colberk670/
Colbirg670/

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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 Kohlberg
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