Käthner Surname

799,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Käthner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Käthner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3291:244,69726,709
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Kathner (49) are calculated separately.

Käthner Last Name Facts

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

Käthner is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Kathner. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Käthner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 799,576th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 20,762,239 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Käthner reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Käthner is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 329 people, or 1 in 244,697. In Germany Käthner is primarily concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 14 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 12 percent live. Other than Germany this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 4 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kathner9549/
Kätner9214/
Kähnert8661/
Kättner8630/
Köthner8630/
Kothner869/
Kithner860/
Kethner860/
Kähne83754/
Kaethner80132/
Koethner8020/
Kethneer801/
Keithner800/
Ketner772,985/
Kitner771,232/
Katner77429/
Kehner77271/
Kotner77169/
Kytner7760/
Kéhner7712/
Kathne7712/
Khener772/
Kihner772/
Khéner771/
Kötner771/
Khiner771/
Kothne771/
Kithne770/
Khyner770/
Kettner719,356/
Kattner712,794/
Kittner712,265/
Kottner71918/
Köttner71235/
Kaitner7185/
Keutner7182/
Kiehner7151/
Kitnere7139/
Keitner7132/
Ketnere7129/
Keihner7128/
Kietner7123/
Keuhner7115/
Cöthner7110/
Kajtner7110/
Khenner719/
Kystner717/
Kehnert714/
Khenger714/
Khainer714/
Khayner713/
Khinger713/
Kiztner713/
Kejtner712/
Kaetner712/
Cathner711/
Kethnie711/
Khinner711/
Kathney711/
Kihnert711/
Ketnner711/
Kyttner711/
Ketnetr711/
Keatner710/
Cothner710/
Khine67691,664/
Khene673,014/
Kiner672,044/
Kener67864/
Kehne67700/
Kyner67333/
Khenheer67190/
Katne67184/
Kähny67179/
Kéner6774/
Kihne6769/
Kotne6765/
Kaettner6725/
Koettner6718/
Kyhne6716/
Kähni6713/
Khyne679/
Kesztner673/
Ketne673/
Kesstner673/
Kistnere672/
Ketenner671/
Keehnier671/
Kisstner671/
Kuistner671/
Khéne671/
Katehene671/
Khystner671/
Kytne671/
Keistner670/
Kesttner670/
Keuttner670/
Kaistner670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Käthner
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