Kohnen Surname
Approximately 6,832 people bear this surname
Kohnen Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Kuno, a pet form of names beginning with Kun (brave), as Chunrad and Kunimund; variants of Cohen, q.v.
Kohnen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,230 | 1:19,032 | 2,510 |
| United States | 1,350 | 1:268,488 | 25,237 |
| Belgium | 490 | 1:23,463 | 3,691 |
| Luxembourg | 391 | 1:1,485 | 152 |
| Netherlands | 164 | 1:102,971 | 16,665 |
| Canada | 91 | 1:404,897 | 35,698 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
The alternate forms: Köhnen (1,780) are calculated separately.
Kohnen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Kuno, a pet form of names beginning with Kun (brave), as Chunrad and Kunimund; variants of Cohen, q.v.
Kohnen Demographics
Average Male Kohnen Height
173.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kohnen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kohnen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kohnen has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant: Köhnen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kohnen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 72,189th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,066,678 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Kohnen live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 4,230 people, or 1 in 19,032. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent reside. Besides Germany Kohnen occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Belgium, where 7 percent reside.
Kohnen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kohnen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kohnen last name expanded 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kohnen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kohnen surname are 9.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.12% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kohnen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.83% more than the national average, earning $47,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.93% more than the national average, earning $51,635 CAD per year.
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