Kuehl Surname

60,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kuehl Surname Definition:

(German) One with a cold personality.

Kuehl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,9731:51,9806,261
Germany4391:183,38421,405
Canada4201:87,7289,696
Brazil3481:615,15622,898
Australia561:482,06636,890
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
England371:1,505,89364,828
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Liberia61:734,75629,369
France51:13,284,544357,392
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China31:455,773,85521,925
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2251:223,19418,933

Kuehl (25) may also be a first name.

Kuehl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One with a cold personality.

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

Kuehl Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuehl is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kuehl.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuehl? popularity and diffusion

It is the 60,076th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 868,496 people. The surname Kuehl occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Kuehl live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kuehl is also the 2,136,160th most common first name at a global level, held by 25 people.

The last name Kuehl is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6,973 people, or 1 in 51,980. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 10 percent live, Iowa, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Kuehl exists in 43 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Kuehl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kuehl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kuehl surname increased 3,099 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuehl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kuehl last name are 20.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Kuehl earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.65% more than the national average, earning $46,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.21% less than the national average, earning $46,600 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kehl8914,769/
Kuel897,851/
Kiehl806,474/
Koehl803,740/
Keehl80219/
Kuell80122/
Keuhl8096/
Kaehl8031/
Kehll8019/
Kuuhl802/
Kuihl801/
Kel757,980/
Khl75183/
Keïhel7359/
Quiehl7313/
Kühl6718,348/
Kiel6716,074/
Kell6714,748/
Keel6714,374/
Köhl674,513/
Keul672,375/
Koel672,369/
Quel671,702/
Kuil671,528/
Kihl671,372/
Kyhl67657/
Kael67640/
Kuul67323/
Kleh67238/
Køhl6756/
Kähl6738/
Kelő6724/
Kåhl6723/
Qehl677/
Kehlová676/
Hkhl676/
Ckhl671/
Kkel671/
Kelø671/
Kûhl671/
Ckel671/
Khll671/
Gkel671/
Qkel671/
Khlh671/
Kqel671/
Quhl671/
Cehl671/
Hkel671/
Kqul671/
Khlt671/

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