Kühler Surname
Approximately 968 people bear this surname
Kühler 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'.
Kühler Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 832 | 1:96,761 | 12,062 |
| Switzerland | 40 | 1:205,323 | 17,881 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
The alternate forms: Kuhler (574) & Kűhler (1) are calculated separately.
Kühler 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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Where Does The Last Name Kühler Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kühler is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Kuhler or Kűhler. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kühler? popularity and diffusion
It is the 370,969th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,528,457 people. Kühler is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kühler live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 832 people, or 1 in 96,761. In Germany Kühler is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 53 percent live, Thuringia, where 7 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 4 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.
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