Kuehne Surname

130,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Kuehne Surname Definition:

(German) One who was bold or keen.

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Kuehne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3801:152,29415,639
Germany5461:147,44617,738
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Thailand881:802,708129,613
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
Switzerland681:120,77812,249
Australia481:562,41041,290
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England161:3,482,379114,324
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Austria91:946,15970,786
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
France31:22,140,907385,998
China31:455,773,85521,925
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:317,84024,909

Kuehne (17) may also be a first name.

Kuehne 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

Kuehne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuehne is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuehne? popularity and diffusion

Kuehne is the 130,893rd most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,109,275 people. The surname Kuehne occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Kuehne live; 69 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 17 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,380 people, or 1 in 152,294. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Minnesota, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States Kuehne is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Kuehne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kuehne has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kuehne surname rose 1,506 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuehne Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kuehne last name are 15.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Kuehne earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $45,124 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.73% more than the national average, earning $60,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuehney921/
Kuhne915,433/
Kuene9180/
Kiehne832,638/
Kuehni83235/
Kuehny8371/
Kuhney8336/
Kuenee8329/
Kuhnie8319/
Kuhnne838/
Khuene834/
Kuenhe832/
Kuhnhe832/
Kuhnee832/
Kuhneu831/
Kuhneh831/
Kueney831/
Kune804,440/
Khuhnei771/
Khine73691,664/
Kühne7328,591/
Khune738,414/
Kiene733,226/
Kuney73654/
Kunne73506/
Kuhni73418/
Kueni73248/
Kuhny73178/
Kunei73145/
Kuneh7374/
Kihne7369/
Kunee7336/
Kunea7326/
Kuune735/
Cuhne731/
Kűhne731/
Kuneu731/
Kühner676,877/
Kunney6748/
Kunneh6744/
Cuhnea6725/
Kuenai6721/
Khünee6719/
Khunne6712/
Kunnee6711/
Cuhney679/
Cueney679/
Kunieh677/
Kuenui676/
Kuenoi674/
Cuenea674/
Kunnei674/
Khunee673/
Khueneauy672/
Kunhee672/
Khueni671/
Khinne671/
Khiney671/
Khiene671/
Kuenuy671/
Quhine670/
Kienee670/

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