Kuhnen Surname

101,641st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kuhnen Surname User-submission:

Kuhn is a surname of German origin, derived from the Old German name Conrad / Konrad. In some cases it may be a Germanized version of Cohen.

Resources: https://en.wikipedia.

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Kuhnen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil2,7621:77,5072,899
Germany1,0691:75,3099,533
United States3751:966,55771,847
Switzerland1301:63,1767,791
Netherlands1231:137,29421,086
Canada931:396,18935,081
Paraguay361:201,0213,750
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
France51:13,284,544357,392
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Kühnen (1,589) are calculated separately.

Kuhnen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kuhn is a surname of German origin, derived from the Old German name Conrad / Konrad. In some cases it may be a Germanized version of Cohen.

Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuhn

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Kuhnen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuhnen (Oriya: କୁେହନ୍ନ) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also be found as: Kühnen. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuhnen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 101,641st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,568,901 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Kuhnen live; 60 percent live in South America and 59 percent live in Luso-South America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 2,762 people, or 1 in 77,507. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 75 percent are found, Paraná, where 14 percent are found and São Paulo, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Brazil it exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Kuhnen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kuhnen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kuhnen last name increased 1,210 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuhnen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kuhnen are 15.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kuhnen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.26% more than the national average, earning $49,733 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% less than the national average, earning $48,596 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kühnen941,589/
Kuehnen9259/
Kuhnenn9217/
Kuhnnen921/
Keuhnen921/
Kauhnen921/
Kunen91778/
Keunen831,076/
Kunnen831,051/
Kuenen83868/
Kaunen83299/
Kuhnem8341/
Khonen8340/
Khunen8335/
Kounen8323/
Kunenn839/
Kihnen833/
Kunenc831/
Kuneen831/
Kutnen830/
Koehnen77740/
Khunnen77672/
Khumnen77170/
Kunnaen774/
Keunnen773/
Keuneng773/
Khoenen772/
Kuenenn771/
Kaunnen771/
Cuhneen771/
Kunienė771/
Kouneen771/
Kounien771/
Kuhning771/
Kaunenn771/
Kuinene771/
Konen732,957/
Kunin732,715/
Kinen73597/
Kunyn73198/
Cunen73104/
Künen7322/
Kunhn737/
Kaunienė71375/
Kuthning7175/
Kunenova7123/
Khunnaen7115/
Khoonnen711/
Khunneen711/
Koenen679,030/
Kunina671,756/
Kienen67947/
Khonin67722/
Ceunen67572/
Konien67461/
Khunin67351/
Kunnin67333/
Koonen67325/
Kunyna67242/
Künnen67144/
Counen67121/
Kunyon67118/
Kineen67114/
Konnen67111/
Kungin67104/
Cuneen67101/
Cuynen6786/
Cuinen6784/
Kaunin6774/
Kounin6758/
Khonyn6756/
Khinin6746/
Cunnen6744/
Kunuin6716/
Kunion6716/
Khungneng6715/
Kutnin6713/
Khunyn678/
Kuinin677/
Kaunyn676/
Cunenc674/
Quinen672/
Kinien671/
Kaunem671/
Qaunen671/
Quonen671/
Kkonen671/
Khaungnen671/
Kinaen671/
Kounem671/
Kuhnim671/
Kuenhn671/
Kumnin671/
Kunehn671/
Kkinen671/
Caunen670/
Cumnen670/
Cunien670/
Koneen670/

Kuhnen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuhnen in the Oriya language
କୁେହନ୍ନkuehanna-

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