Kühle Surname
Approximately 1,631 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,546 | 1:52,073 | 6,782 |
| Denmark | 61 | 1:92,536 | 8,820 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
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'.
- deleted-173293Kühle 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuhle | 93 | 1,745 | / |
| Kühler | 91 | 968 | / |
| Kühles | 91 | 7 | / |
| Kühleis | 83 | 45 | / |
| Khule | 80 | 15,553 | / |
| Khole | 80 | 7,225 | / |
| Khile | 80 | 1,501 | / |
| Kihle | 80 | 514 | / |
| Küley | 80 | 301 | / |
| Küleç | 80 | 175 | / |
| Küler | 80 | 100 | / |
| Küleş | 80 | 98 | / |
| Küles | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kühleová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khoule | 73 | 5,760 | / |
| Khoele | 73 | 2,552 | / |
| Kuhles | 73 | 805 | / |
| Kholle | 73 | 707 | / |
| Khilei | 73 | 693 | / |
| Khuele | 73 | 504 | / |
| Kiehle | 73 | 303 | / |
| Kholhe | 73 | 172 | / |
| Kholie | 73 | 155 | / |
| Kuehle | 73 | 130 | / |
| Kholey | 73 | 124 | / |
| Kuhlee | 73 | 107 | / |
| Kahule | 73 | 88 | / |
| Khulge | 73 | 86 | / |
| Khaule | 73 | 74 | / |
| Kuhley | 73 | 74 | / |
| Küllei | 73 | 36 | / |
| Khulle | 73 | 28 | / |
| Kholea | 73 | 28 | / |
| Kholei | 73 | 22 | / |
| Külley | 73 | 9 | / |
| Khuley | 73 | 8 | / |
| Khulee | 73 | 7 | / |
| Khulhe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Khille | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kuhlei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kholee | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khuile | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kűhler | 73 | 1 | / |
| Küleğe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuthle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khulep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khulej | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khulei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kihley | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khiley | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kauhle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khilee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khuhle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khiele | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khilie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuhhle | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khulie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kole | 67 | 110,646 | / |
| Kule | 67 | 53,176 | / |
| Kile | 67 | 9,874 | / |
| Küla | 67 | 135 | / |
| Khoulle | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kuhleis | 67 | 23 | / |
| D'Khile | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kühlich | 67 | 17 | / |
| Khuleah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Keuhler | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kushhle | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khilleh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kūle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khautle | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kuhller | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khuelee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khoules | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kholley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kouhler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaules | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khulley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khollie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kűhl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khül | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koehley | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kuhleth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Koehlee | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- 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 Kühle
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