Kuehn Surname

37,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Kuehn Surname Definition:

(German) One who was bold or keen.

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Kuehn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,6301:34,0984,257
Germany1,5691:51,3106,691
Canada5481:67,2367,755
France3811:174,33827,146
Thailand1731:408,31471,701
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Poland1011:376,32441,288
England901:619,09036,665
Australia691:391,24231,907
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Austria141:608,24554,975
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Panama41:978,06412,245
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Macau11:601,6301,582
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6581:76,3208,123

Kuehn (32) may also be a first name.

Kuehn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who was bold or keen.

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

User-submitted Reference

Kuhn is a surname of German origin, derived from the Old German name Conrad / Konrad. In some cases it may be a Germanized version of Cohen.

Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuhn

- kuhni74

Kuehn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuehn occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuehn? popularity and diffusion

Kuehn is the 37,797th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 523,080 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Kuehn live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kuehn is also the 1,840,253rd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname Kuehn is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 10,630 people, or 1 in 34,098. In The United States Kuehn is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 11 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 50 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Kuehn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kuehn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kuehn surname grew 1,616 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuehn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kuehn are 10.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Kuehn earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.7% more than the national average, earning $48,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $53,673 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuen893,431/
Kehn891,562/
Koehn8013,629/
Kiehn802,983/
Kaehn80285/
Kuenn80248/
Keuhn80125/
Quehn805/
Cuehn802/
Kcehn802/
Kehng801/
Køehn801/
Kuihn801/
Ken7556,942/
Khn75486/
Kehene734/
Queehn731/
Kühn6765,546/
Keen6747,608/
Kien6723,015/
Koen6717,722/
Köhn6712,169/
Kaen679,208/
Quen673,005/
Kuin671,915/
Kihn671,563/
Kenn671,170/
Kuun67655/
Kyhn67582/
Keun67451/
Khne67340/
Køhn67257/
Kähn6736/
Cehn6722/
Quhn679/
Kåen679/
Quehent678/
Khnh674/
Khnn673/
Kken672/
Khhn672/
Hken672/
Gken672/
Kehegne671/
Kûhn671/
Kqen671/
Ȗken671/
Quehend671/
Khnq671/
Kkhn671/
Ckhn671/
Qehn671/
Quehene671/

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