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'.
- deleted-173293Kühler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kühler Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kühler is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kuhler or Kűhler. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kühler? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kühler is the 370,969th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 7,528,457 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kühler are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname Kühler is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 832 people, or 1 in 96,761. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 53 percent are found, Thuringia, where 7 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 4 percent are found and Denmark, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kühler
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis