Kuhlhoff Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kuhlhoff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuhlhoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Kuhlhoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kuhlhoff occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuhlhoff? popularity and diffusion

Kuhlhoff is the 1,497,948th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Kuhlhoff live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kuhlhoff is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 70 people, or 1 in 1,150,078. In Germany Kuhlhoff is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 93 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Kuhlhoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kuhlhoff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 179 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuhlhoff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kuhlhoff surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kuhlhoff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.54% less than the national average, earning R 100,896 per year and in United States they earn 61.02% more than the national average, earning $69,478 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kulhoff9321/
Kuhlhof931/
Kuloff867/
Kilhoff8011/
Kulof776/
Kollhoff75814/
Koolhoff751/
Coulhoff750/
Kuhlow71484/
Koloff71241/
Kilhof71116/
Kulhov7136/
Kolhof7132/
Koulhauff711/
Kullof710/
Kolloff67216/
Colhoff67102/
Kollhof6750/
Koelhof6714/
Koulouf676/
Kuhlova671/
Kielhof671/
Culloff671/
Kuthlow670/

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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 Kuhlhoff
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