Kruhn Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kruhn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kruhn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland101:549,67032,186
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Krühn (17) are calculated separately.

Kruhn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kruhn occurs in Finland more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Krühn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kruhn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Kruhn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Kruhn live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Kruhn is most frequently held in Finland, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 549,670. In Finland it is mostly concentrated in: Pirkanmaa, where 50 percent live, Northern Savonia, where 30 percent live and North Karelia, where 20 percent live. Besides Finland Kruhn occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Kruhn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kruhn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krühn9317/
Kruhne911/
Krun89434/
Kruchin83172/
Kruchyn8318/
Krushyn8311/
Kruhyna834/
Kroun80599/
Krune80392/
Khrun80336/
Kreun80326/
Kraun80239/
Kruin8093/
Krunt8038/
Krumn8022/
Krunc8019/
Krunn8010/
Krund807/
Krhon806/
Cruhn802/
Króhn801/
Krunh800/
Kreuchen7723/
Krouchin771/
Kruschin771/
Krauchen771/
Kroehn73638/
Krutyn73467/
Krhoun7384/
Kruyne7369/
Kraune7331/
Kroohn7325/
Kroune7315/
Kreune7312/
Krusén738/
Krounh734/
Krunth732/
Krucin732/
Kroung731/
Kruşin731/
Krucen731/
Krunck731/
Krumne730/
Kruntt730/
Kruing730/
Kruijhsen712/
Kruchchin711/
Krauschen711/
Kron679,420/
Crun672,214/
Kruijne6780/
Krutten6776/
Kruchem6758/
Kruszyn6749/
Kruysen6741/
Kruiten6738/
Kreusen6735/
Krunova6719/
Kruń6717/
Khrushchyn6717/
Krón6713/
Krousen6712/
Kruttin679/
Khraund678/
Khrusyn673/
Khrushchin672/
Krün672/
Krumnne671/
K'Roune671/
Krussen671/
Khrusin671/
Khroune671/
Krauten671/
Krautin671/
Krusien670/
Kruting670/
Kreuten670/

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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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  • 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 Kruhn
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