Kohlwes Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kohlwes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kohlwes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1491:540,30544,986
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kohlwes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kohlwes is found most in Germany. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohlwes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,038,570th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Kohlwes reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 540,305. In Germany Kohlwes is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent live and Bavaria, where 6 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Kohlwes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kohlwes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kohlwes last name expanded 975 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kohlwes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kohlwes last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

Kohlwes earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohlweis9381/
Kolwes92130/
Kohlweiss88155/
Kohlweisz881/
Kohlweihs881/
Kohlweiß80143/
Kolves7762/
Colwes7735/
Kalwes770/
Kahlweiss7523/
Kahlweihs758/
Kalwies7146/
Kalwese719/
Kolbeis712/
Colwest710/
Kallwies6718/
Kalwetse6717/
Kahlweiß674/
Kalwesse671/
Kalwesch671/
Kalweese671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kohlwes
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