Kuhelj Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kuhelj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuhelj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia2781:8,9482,053
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Kuhelj Last Name Facts

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

Kuhelj is found most frequently in Slovenia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kuhelj.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuhelj? popularity and diffusion

It is the 889,654th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Kuhelj reside; 92 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 92 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Kuhelj is most common in Slovenia, where it is held by 278 people, or 1 in 8,948. In Slovenia it is most frequent in: Central Slovenia, where 65 percent reside, Southeast Slovenia, where 32 percent reside and Central Sava, where 2 percent reside. Beside Slovenia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuheli8324/
Kuhely831/
Kuheler771/
Kuelaja771/
Kuela733,810/
Kuele73110/
Kueli7315/
Kuely731/
Kuhile67493/
Nkuele6727/
Cuheli675/
Kuelai674/
Kuelya673/
Khouheily673/
Kuihla673/
Kuelio672/
Kueyla672/
Guelaj671/
Cuhela671/
Kwhela671/
Kguele671/
Quelaj671/
Nkueli671/
Kuholi671/
Kuelia671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kuhelj
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