Köhl Surname
Approximately 4,513 people bear this surname
Köhl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,120 | 1:19,540 | 2,578 |
| Austria | 150 | 1:56,770 | 8,881 |
| Sweden | 115 | 1:85,624 | 6,323 |
| Switzerland | 92 | 1:89,271 | 9,885 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Köhl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Köhl Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Köhl occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Köhl? popularity and diffusion
The last name Köhl is the 104,055th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,614,790 people. The last name Köhl is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Köhl live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 4,120 people, or 1 in 19,540. In Germany Köhl is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found, Hesse, where 18 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 3 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khl | 86 | 183 | / |
| Köl | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kühl | 75 | 18,348 | / |
| Kehl | 75 | 14,769 | / |
| Köll | 75 | 1,597 | / |
| Kihl | 75 | 1,372 | / |
| Kyhl | 75 | 657 | / |
| Køhl | 75 | 56 | / |
| Kähl | 75 | 38 | / |
| Köld | 75 | 32 | / |
| Kåhl | 75 | 23 | / |
| Hkhl | 75 | 6 | / |
| Khlt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khlh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckhl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kûhl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuehl | 67 | 8,391 | / |
| Kiehl | 67 | 6,474 | / |
| Koehl | 67 | 3,740 | / |
| Kl | 67 | 1,064 | / |
| Köllő | 67 | 473 | / |
| Költő | 67 | 243 | / |
| Keehl | 67 | 219 | / |
| Keuhl | 67 | 96 | / |
| Kaehl | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kehll | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kuuhl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kölhì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuihl | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Köhl
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