Kuhlmann Surname

16,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kuhlmann Surname Definition:

(German) The man who lived at, or near, the pool.

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Kuhlmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany26,5501:3,032312
United States4,3631:83,0769,428
Denmark3941:14,3271,401
Australia3861:69,9378,284
Netherlands3591:47,0398,027
Brazil3281:652,66624,131
Canada1821:202,44819,751
France1491:445,79064,161
South Africa1221:444,08037,713
Argentina1211:353,25127,617
Botswana1211:18,0743,590
Namibia771:31,2914,774
Switzerland721:114,06811,784
Chile641:275,2578,123
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
England501:1,114,36153,243
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Costa Rica231:207,8292,614
Austria201:425,77243,235
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Norway171:302,48730,120
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Finland131:422,82327,659
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Wales91:343,83718,086
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
China41:341,830,39216,990
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5151:97,5129,915

The alternate forms: Kühlmann (715) are calculated separately.

Kuhlmann (20) may also be a first name.

Kuhlmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) The man who lived at, or near, the pool.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(German) The man who lived at, or near, the pool.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting a dweller by the cold, or a cold-hearted man. It is derived from the word kühl, meaning 'cool' or 'cold'.

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Kuhlmann Last Name Facts

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

Kuhlmann is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Kühlmann. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuhlmann? popularity and diffusion

It is the 16,489th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 216,550 people. The last name Kuhlmann occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Kuhlmann live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 20 people.

The last name Kuhlmann is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 26,550 people, or 1 in 3,032. In Germany Kuhlmann is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 28 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent live. Barring Germany this last name exists in 58 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Kuhlmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kuhlmann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kuhlmann last name expanded 847 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kuhlmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kuhlmann surname are 21.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kuhlmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning 349,012 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 98.19% more than the national average, earning R 470,976 per year; in Colombia they earn 14.54% more than the national average, earning $26,002,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $45,102 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.55% more than the national average, earning $64,860 CAD per year.

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