Kohnen Surname

72,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,2301:19,0322,510
United States1,3501:268,48825,237
Belgium4901:23,4633,691
Luxembourg3911:1,485152
Netherlands1641:102,97116,665
Canada911:404,89735,698
France261:2,554,720189,486
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kohnen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kohnen is found most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms: Köhnen. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohnen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 72,189th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,066,678 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Kohnen are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Kohnen is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 4,230 people, or 1 in 19,032. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Belgium, where 7 percent are found.

Kohnen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kohnen has changed over time. 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 last name are 9.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.12% being registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köhnen941,780/
Koehnen92740/
Kohhnen923/
Kohnnen921/
Kohnenn920/
Konen912,957/
Koenen839,030/
Cohnen831,167/
Kuonen831,081/
Konien83461/
Koonen83325/
Kehnen83145/
Konnen83111/
Konenc8376/
Khonen8340/
Khanen8324/
Kounen8323/
Kahnen8316/
Kohnin831/
Koynen831/
Kkonen831/
Koneun831/
Koneen830/
Keehnen77248/
Koenenn7778/
Khaneng779/
Khaneen774/
Koineng773/
Kohning772/
Khoenen772/
Kauhnen771/
Keuhnen771/
Khanien771/
Konnent771/
Kouneen771/
Kounien771/
Konin7312,075/
Conen731,839/
Könen731,811/
Kanen73625/
Konyn73560/
Kenen73300/
Koneń731/
Konhn731/
Konenova713/
Khannaen712/
Khonnaen711/
Khoonnen711/
Coenen6717,136/
Khanin673,336/
Konina672,954/
Konijn671,802/
Kongin671,366/
Keunen671,076/
Khanyn67858/
Coonen67809/
Khonin67722/
Kannen67703/
Keenen67470/
Konink67380/
Konyon67327/
Koonin67298/
Kaneen67285/
Konyna67201/
Kaanen67200/
Connen67188/
Counen67121/
Coneng67105/
Konnin6797/
Kanaen6780/
Coneen6770/
Kounin6758/
Khonyn6756/
Khenin6730/
Cöhnen6730/
Conien6719/
Kaenen6710/
Keneen677/
Kanien676/
Koynin676/
Koenin675/
Konnem675/
Khanenova674/
Kosnyn674/
Köhnenová673/
Konehn673/
Kanuen673/
Konion673/
Conent672/
Coinen672/
Konnyn672/
Kanoen672/
Khonenova671/
Quonen671/
Cotnen671/
Kehnin671/
Kahnin671/
Kkanen671/
Kojėnienė671/
Koinin671/
Kounem671/
Coënen671/
Cognen671/
Kanesn671/
Koenyn671/
Khaungnen671/
Conemn670/

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