Kühlmann Surname

469,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kühlmann 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'.

Kühlmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6381:126,18415,410
Denmark651:86,8428,367
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kuhlmann (33,653) are calculated separately.

Kühlmann 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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Kühlmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kühlmann is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kuhlmann. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kühlmann? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 469,804th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 10,192,372 people. The surname Kühlmann is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kühlmann live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 638 people, or 1 in 126,184. In Germany Kühlmann is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 43 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 9 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Kuhlmann9633,653/
Khlmann935/
Kühlman931/
Kehlmann88113/
Köhlmann88106/
Küllmann8818/
Kholmann881/
Kyhlmann881/
Külman8636/
Khlman862/
Kühlmannová841/
Kiehlmann82178/
Kuehlmann8280/
Koehlmann8214/
Kuhlmannn825/
Khullmann822/
Kulhlmann820/
Kuhlman809,710/
Klemann802,698/
Kulmann80949/
Kihlman80556/
Kelmann8072/
Kåhlman8071/
Kholman8062/
Kilmann8048/
Khulman8024/
Köhlman8010/
Kllmann809/
Kylmann805/
Kehlman801/
Külmane801/
Koehllmann781/
Kullmann756,458/
Kielmann751,548/
Kellmann751,299/
Köllmann75974/
Kaulmann75538/
Killmann75523/
Koulmann75193/
Koelmann75103/
Kuehlman7570/
Keelmann7557/
Koolmann7550/
Khollman7538/
Keulmann7522/
Kyllmann7520/
Kulhmann7518/
Cuhlmann7518/
Kuulmann7515/
Klehmann7511/
Kolhmann757/
Kauhlman753/
Kulhlman753/
Klemmann753/
Kuhllman752/
Kuhlmamn752/
Klemannn752/
Keuhlman751/
Kuhlhman751/
Kuhlmahn751/
Kulmmann751/
Kuhlmanh751/
Chelmann751/
Kiehlman750/
Khoolman750/
Koehlman750/
Kelhlman750/
Kuslmann750/
Kilhmann750/
Keehlman750/
Kuhlmannová743/
Kolman717,047/
Kelman715,572/
Kleman712,218/
Kulman712,169/
Kilman711,704/
Koellmann7188/
Kylman7141/
Kllman7123/
Keullmann711/
Kiellmann711/
Kaellmann711/
Kolllmann711/
Kollmannn711/
Kälman711/
Kuselmann711/
Kellman673,614/
Kullman672,614/
Kollman671,998/
Koelman671,963/
Koolman671,574/
Killman671,454/
Källman671,429/
Kielman671,040/
Chilman67701/
Kuilman67640/
Clemann67262/
Chelman67192/
Culmann67141/
Kulmane67119/
Kauselmann67119/
Kilmain6796/
Koulman6752/
Kuylman6745/
Kuulman6725/
Kelmane6718/
Kulhman6716/
Keelman6712/
Kaulman6710/
Keulman678/
Kulmannová677/
Kilmane675/
Kuhlmam674/
Cuhlman673/
Klehman673/
Kuelman672/
Kolhman672/
Klemman672/
Kællman672/
Klemang671/
Kulmman671/
Kilhman671/
Klemane671/
Kolmonn671/
Kūlmane671/
Kulmang671/
Kelhman670/
Cihlman670/
Kuslman670/
Keslman670/

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