Kohler Surname
Approximately 68,199 people bear this surname
Kohler Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Charcoal-Burner; Col- lier [Ger. köhler; from (with agential suff.
-e)r) kohle, charcoal, coal; O.H.Ger. kolo]
Read More About This SurnameKohler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,416 | 1:15,479 | 1,967 |
| Germany | 18,049 | 1:4,460 | 517 |
| Switzerland | 9,768 | 1:841 | 48 |
| Brazil | 4,952 | 1:43,230 | 1,740 |
| France | 4,003 | 1:16,593 | 1,787 |
| Austria | 1,848 | 1:4,608 | 508 |
| Australia | 883 | 1:30,573 | 4,082 |
| Argentina | 789 | 1:54,174 | 4,570 |
| Canada | 723 | 1:50,962 | 6,157 |
| South Africa | 705 | 1:76,848 | 9,543 |
| England | 455 | 1:122,457 | 12,342 |
| Netherlands | 387 | 1:43,636 | 7,423 |
| Thailand | 306 | 1:230,844 | 38,969 |
| Chile | 206 | 1:85,517 | 3,343 |
| Peru | 170 | 1:186,965 | 8,934 |
| Spain | 169 | 1:276,639 | 17,132 |
| Dominican Republic | 162 | 1:64,401 | 3,114 |
| Italy | 139 | 1:439,976 | 47,271 |
| New Zealand | 98 | 1:46,207 | 7,572 |
| Czechia | 82 | 1:129,676 | 20,694 |
| Poland | 62 | 1:613,044 | 55,163 |
| Mexico | 60 | 1:2,068,770 | 19,099 |
| Scotland | 60 | 1:89,230 | 6,335 |
| Belgium | 59 | 1:194,858 | 25,672 |
| Guatemala | 55 | 1:292,412 | 4,441 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Paraguay | 38 | 1:190,441 | 3,605 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Venezuela | 34 | 1:888,355 | 13,981 |
| Sweden | 33 | 1:298,387 | 20,789 |
| Micronesia | 32 | 1:3,320 | 514 |
| Ireland | 31 | 1:151,901 | 6,891 |
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Croatia | 25 | 1:169,144 | 21,748 |
| Ecuador | 21 | 1:757,421 | 12,901 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Lebanon | 14 | 1:402,649 | 11,601 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Bolivia | 5 | 1:2,123,287 | 6,830 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 162 | 1:150,465 | 13,283 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,851 | 1:13,040 | 1,682 |
The alternate forms: Köhler (130,510), Kôhler (2) & Kóhler (1) are calculated separately.
Kohler (319) may also be a first name.
Kohler Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Charcoal-Burner; Col- lier [Ger. köhler; from (with agential suff.
-e)r) kohle, charcoal, coal; O.H.Ger. kolo]
(Ger.) Charcoal-Burner; Col- lier [Ger. köhler; from (with agential suff.
-e)r) kohle, charcoal, coal; O.H.Ger. kolo]
“Charcoal Burner” in German. Compare English Collier.
(German) Charcoal-burner or coal worker.
(German) One who burned charcoal; one who came from Koehlen or Kohler, in Germany.
(English), Charcoal-burner, Collier.
User-submitted Reference
"Köhler" is a German word that describes someone who makes charcoal.
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Kohler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kohler Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kohler (Arabic: كوهلير) is most common in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms: Köhler, Kôhler or Kóhler. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kohler? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,357th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 106,857 people. The surname Kohler occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Kohler reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 491,536th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 319 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 23,416 people, or 1 in 15,479. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, Ohio, where 7 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 100 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent are found and Switzerland, where 14 percent are found.
Kohler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kohler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 281 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 333 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 443 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kohler Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Melkite Greek Catholic (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Kohler are 14.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.07% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kohler earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 32.23% more than the national average, earning €39,710 per year; in Peru they earn 69.7% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,897 per year; in South Africa they earn 65.92% more than the national average, earning R 394,296 per year; in United States they earn 6.38% more than the national average, earning $45,904 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $54,513 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kohler Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kohler in the Arabic language | ||
| كوهلير | kwhlyr | - |
| كولر | kwlr | - |
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Kohler Reference & Research
Koehler DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Koehler FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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