Kühnel Surname

39,960th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kühnel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kühnel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,2491:6,572804
Austria3951:21,5583,381
Czechia2251:47,2607,882
Poland701:542,98251,331
Denmark601:94,0798,936
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Kuhnel (950) & Kűhnel (8) are calculated separately.

Kühnel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kühnel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Kuhnel or Kűhnel. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kühnel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 39,960th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 554,946 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kühnel reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 12,249 people, or 1 in 6,572. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 22 percent reside, Bavaria, where 16 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Germany it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 3 percent reside and Czechia, where 2 percent reside.

Kühnel Last Name Statistics demography

Kühnel earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 15.69% more than the national average, earning R 274,920 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuhnel94950/
Kűhnel948/
Kühnelt92373/
Kühnell9230/
Künel9117/
Kihnel8337/
Kühnöl8311/
Kühnelová80202/
Kühnelova801/
Kuehnel77958/
Kuhnell77274/
Kiehnel7754/
Kühnöhl7725/
Kinel73770/
Kunel73218/
Kuhnl7341/
Künül7336/
Kuehnoel7113/
Kuehnell717/
Kühnlova711/
Künelová711/
Kuhnle672,494/
Kienel67642/
Kunnel67567/
Kinell67414/
Kuenel6717/
Kiniel6714/
Kunell6712/
Kűhnelová679/
Kuniel675/
Kinuel672/
Kineel671/
Kunoel671/
Küngil671/

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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 Kühnel
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