Kühle Surname

244,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kühle Surname User-submission:

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'.

Kühle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5461:52,0736,782
Denmark611:92,5368,820
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

The alternate forms: Kuhle (1,745) are calculated separately.

Kühle Surname Meaning

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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Kühle Last Name Facts

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

Kühle is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms: Kuhle. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kühle? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 244,303rd most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,468,146 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kühle reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1,546 people, or 1 in 52,073. In Germany Kühle is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 25 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 4 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuhle931,745/
Kühler91968/
Kühles917/
Kühleis8345/
Khule8015,553/
Khole807,225/
Khile801,501/
Kihle80514/
Küley80301/
Küleç80175/
Küler80100/
Küleş8098/
Küles801/
Kühleová771/
Khoule735,760/
Khoele732,552/
Kuhles73805/
Kholle73707/
Khilei73693/
Khuele73504/
Kiehle73303/
Kholhe73172/
Kholie73155/
Kuehle73130/
Kholey73124/
Kuhlee73107/
Kahule7388/
Khulge7386/
Khaule7374/
Kuhley7374/
Küllei7336/
Khulle7328/
Kholea7328/
Kholei7322/
Külley739/
Khuley738/
Khulee737/
Khulhe736/
Khille734/
Kuhlei733/
Kholee733/
Khuile732/
Kűhler731/
Küleğe731/
Kuthle731/
Khulep731/
Khulej731/
Khulei731/
Kihley731/
Khiley731/
Kauhle731/
Khilee731/
Khuhle731/
Khiele731/
Khilie731/
Kuhhle730/
Khulie730/
Kole67110,646/
Kule6753,176/
Kile679,874/
Küla67135/
Khoulle6741/
Kuhleis6723/
D'Khile6718/
Kühlich6717/
Khuleah674/
Keuhler674/
Kushhle673/
Khilleh673/
Kūle672/
Khautle672/
Kuhller671/
Khuelee671/
Khoules671/
Kholley671/
Kouhler671/
Khaules671/
Khulley671/
Khollie671/
Kűhl671/
Khül671/
Koehley670/
Kuhleth670/
Koehlee670/

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Kühle Reference & Research

Uhl, Uhl**& *uhl* DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Uhl, Uhl**& *uhl* FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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