Kuhnow Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Kuhnow Surname User-submission:

A German last name that was common in Rothenburg Oder. It is now called Czerwinsk and has been part of Poland since World War II. From this town came a man whose ancestors' last name was Kuhn. For an unknown reason they added ow to the end of the name.

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Kuhnow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile951:185,4375,992
Israel441:194,49219,021
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Kuhnow Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A German last name that was common in Rothenburg Oder. It is now called Czerwinsk and has been part of Poland since World War II. From this town came a man whose ancestors' last name was Kuhn. For an unknown reason they added ow to the end of the name. His name was John Kuhnow and was married to an English woman called Grace; and died in Caldera, Chile.

Kuhn is a patronymic surname from the German personal name, Conrad.

- piakuhnow

Kuhnow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuhnow occurs more in Chile more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuhnow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,248,410th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The last name Kuhnow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Kuhnow live; 54 percent live in South America and 51 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most frequently held in Chile, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 185,437. In Chile it is most frequent in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 45 percent are found, Tarapacá Region, where 19 percent are found and Atacama Region, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Chile Kuhnow exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Kuhnow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kuhnow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kuhnow surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuhnow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kuhnow last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Kuhnow earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuehnow9222/
Keuhnow923/
Kunow913,321/
Kunowa839/
Kutnow835/
Khunow832/
Kaunow832/
Kuhnov831/
Kuhnova7711/
Khumhow7710/
Kuhnoff771/
Konow731,158/
Kunov73925/
Cunow73160/
Kunaw7314/
Kunów7313/
Kunuw7312/
Kunof7311/
Kinow734/
Künow732/
Kuhnhoff7165/
Kounouwe711/
Keuhnhof710/
Kunova671,267/
Kaunov671,214/
Kienow67306/
Khunov67165/
Konowa6793/
Khonov6781/
Kounov6743/
Kunnov6741/
Kunoff6734/
Kutnov6727/
Kuynov6725/
Kuinov6720/
Konnow6713/
Khinaw6713/
Kuehnhoff6712/
Khinov6711/
Kungov675/
Kuenov675/
Kugnov673/
Kusnaw673/
Kunovs673/
Cuhnov672/
Kumhof672/
Kusnov672/
Koenow672/
Khunaw671/
Kunoev671/
Kumnov671/
Kunawe671/
Khonaw671/
Quinow670/
Keuhnhoff670/
Cusnow670/

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