Kuhlen Surname
Approximately 1,801 people bear this surname
Kuhlen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,616 | 1:49,818 | 6,497 |
| United States | 123 | 1:2,946,821 | 172,836 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Kühlen (186) are calculated separately.
Kuhlen (18) may also be a first name.
Kuhlen Demographics
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Kuhlen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuhlen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kuhlen (Oriya: କୁେହନ) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kühlen. Click here for further potential spellings of Kuhlen.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuhlen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 225,618th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,046,389 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Kuhlen reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 18 people.
The last name Kuhlen is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,616 people, or 1 in 49,818. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 8 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Germany it exists 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 incidence of Kuhlen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kuhlen last name grew 2,460 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kuhlen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kuhlen are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered with the 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
Kuhlen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuhlen in the Oriya language | ||
| କୁେହନ | kuehana | - |
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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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- 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 Kuhlen
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