Kohls Surname

63,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kohls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kohls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,9091:27,6753,648
United States2,7631:131,18313,816
Brazil1,5521:137,9345,281
Canada1931:190,91018,807
Argentina1711:249,96120,264
Poland891:427,06544,572
Denmark881:64,1446,446
Ecuador281:568,06611,415
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
England141:3,979,861125,553
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Scotland61:892,30328,047
France31:22,140,907385,998
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

Kohls Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kohls occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohls? popularity and diffusion

Kohls is the 63,274th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 920,493 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Kohls are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kohls is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 2,909 people, or 1 in 27,675. In Germany Kohls is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 20 percent reside and Berlin, where 10 percent reside. Not including Germany Kohls exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Brazil, where 20 percent reside.

Kohls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kohls has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kohls last name increased 1,502 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kohls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kohls last name are 21.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kohls earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $48,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.8% less than the national average, earning $48,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohles911,157/
Koohls911/
Kolhls911/
Kols89433/
Kohlsch8315/
Kohlles832/
Kohlesz831/
Koehles831/
Kolse805,666/
Kools801,787/
Koles80641/
Kolls80377/
Kolås80336/
Khals80124/
Khols8091/
Kahls8047/
Kolhs8046/
Kohlz8039/
Kolst8025/
Cohls8025/
Khels8010/
Kolsh803/
Kolss803/
Kolsø802/
Kolsd801/
Kolsz801/
Kohlsche7758/
Koschels770/
Kohlhess770/
Khalse733,149/
Khales732,731/
Kahles73528/
Kolsch73476/
Kolstø73379/
Kolles73352/
Kolese73189/
Kolshe73148/
Koules7394/
Kholes7344/
Koyles7330/
Kholst7328/
Koiles7327/
Cohlst7324/
Gkoles7314/
Kooles7312/
Kehles736/
Koless735/
Kosels735/
Kollsd734/
Kheles734/
Cohles734/
Kahlse732/
Kolhes732/
Kholse732/
Kotels732/
Khalsh731/
Khalss731/
Kholsh731/
Khälss731/
Kotils731/
Kohlez731/
Khouls731/
Koeles731/
Koilsh730/
Kolz671,509/
Cols671,254/
Kals671,047/
Khaless67633/
Koolese67172/
Koutles6730/
Kolsova6713/
Kolless6713/
Kolß679/
Khalese677/
Khalshe673/
Kahlesz673/
Khaelss673/
Kolsche672/
Khaules671/
Khoules671/
Katehls671/
Kahless671/
Khallse671/
Kolesse671/
Kholest671/
Khelles671/
Káhlesz671/
Koulles671/
Gkoglis671/
Gkoules671/
Khalles671/
Kahales670/

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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 Kohls
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