Kuhlen Surname

225,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kuhlen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuhlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6161:49,8186,497
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France31:22,140,907385,998
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Kühlen (186) are calculated separately.

Kuhlen (18) may also be a first name.

Kuhlen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuhlen (Oriya: କୁେହନ) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant: Kühlen. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuhlen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kuhlen is the 225,618th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,046,389 people. Kuhlen occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Kuhlen reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kuhlen is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,616 people, or 1 in 49,818. In Germany Kuhlen is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Germany it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Kuhlen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kuhlen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuhlen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kuhlen last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Kuhlen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.2% less than the national average, earning $31,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kühlen94186/
Keuhlen9254/
Kuehlen9214/
Kulen91822/
Kuhln910/
Keulen832,444/
Kaulen831,194/
Kuylen83576/
Kullen83571/
Koulen83325/
Kuhlin83186/
Kuilen8362/
Kulien8345/
Kholen8331/
Kihlen8310/
Kuelen839/
Khilen838/
Kuleen837/
Khulen832/
Kuhlne831/
Kulenn831/
Kuluen831/
Kuhlem830/
Kuln8024/
Kaullen77173/
Kulienė77157/
Kuijlen77126/
Kuhling77104/
Koullen7771/
Kuglien7733/
Kholien7721/
Koehlen7711/
Kulleen778/
Khillen771/
Kuthlin771/
Keuleng771/
Koulien771/
Gkoulen771/
Kuehlin771/
Kuyleng771/
Cuyhlen770/
Kuillen770/
Kulin732,469/
Kolen731,767/
Kilen731,236/
Culen73336/
Kulyn73292/
Kuleń7318/
Külen7316/
Kulén7316/
Kulne7312/
Kulhn734/
Kouln732/
Khiln731/
Kulín731/
Kulng731/
Kulln731/
Kuiln730/
Kulenova71133/
Kaulienė7130/
Kulenová7126/
Koulenth711/
Khauleen711/
Keuhling710/
Cuthlenk710/
Cullen6776,565/
Kulina677,622/
Koolen674,540/
Kholin672,603/
Kollen671,297/
Kulyna67867/
Kholyn67427/
Koelen67407/
Kullin67279/
Kaulin67263/
Kileen67179/
Kulgin67175/
Kühlem67143/
Ceulen67137/
Quilen67130/
Kihlén67106/
Kielen67104/
Khilin67103/
Koulin6799/
Coulen6786/
Cuylen6778/
Koløen6771/
Khulin6759/
Koleen6748/
Kilien6731/
Kullén6728/
Kaulyn6726/
Kulhyn6723/
Kulion6722/
Kuilin6715/
Kutlyn6715/
Khulyn6712/
Culeen6711/
Kaulenova679/
Kolien679/
Kaulén678/
Kilaen677/
Kihlin676/
Kuslyn674/
Kuelin673/
Kujlin673/
Kolehn672/
Keulin672/
Culent672/
Kulhem671/
Kulhne671/
Culeng671/
Culhen671/
Culoen671/
Koulengue671/
Kulinc671/
Kulndt671/
Culien671/
Kulynk671/
Cutlen670/
Caulen670/
Cuslen670/
Koehln670/
Culenn670/

Kuhlen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuhlen in the Oriya language
କୁେହନkuehana-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kuhlen
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