Kühn Surname

8,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kühn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kühn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany61,6891:1,30595
South Africa1,4211:38,1264,889
Poland9701:39,1846,122
Austria5231:16,2822,420
Switzerland3371:24,3713,838
Denmark1271:44,4474,644
Hungary931:105,55110,142
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Czechia641:166,14825,172
Netherlands401:422,17943,576
Norway351:146,92218,432
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
France241:2,767,613196,808
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Belgium141:821,18966,436
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Finland81:687,08836,047
England81:6,964,757184,742
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Kûhn (1) are calculated separately.

Kühn (25) may also be a first name.

Kühn Last Name Facts

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

Kühn occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Kûhn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kühn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,677th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 111,182 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kühn are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 61,689 people, or 1 in 1,305. In Germany Kühn is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found, Saxony, where 11 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found. Barring Germany Kühn exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found and Poland, where 1 percent are found.

Kühn Last Name Statistics demography

Kühn earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.17% less than the national average, earning 300,489 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kûhn921/
Kün861,254/
Khn86486/
Köhn7512,169/
Kihn751,563/
Kehn751,562/
Kyhn75582/
Khne75340/
Køhn75257/
Künk7586/
Kähn7536/
Künn7516/
Khnh754/
Khnn753/
Khhn752/
Khnq751/
Kkhn751/
Ckhn751/
Künc751/
Künt751/
Kühnová7334/
Kuehn6713,932/
Koehn6713,629/
Kiehn672,983/
Kn671,863/
Kaehn67285/
Kh'ng67128/
Keuhn67125/
Køhne6728/
Köhnk6719/
Kyhnn672/
Khổng672/
Kcehn672/
Kehng671/
Kündt671/
Køehn671/
Kuihn671/
Kiohn671/
Kihnk670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kühn
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