Kühnis Surname
Approximately 621 people bear this surname
Kühnis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 603 | 1:13,620 | 2,253 |
| Liechtenstein | 15 | 1:2,559 | 275 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
The alternate forms: Kuhnis (16) are calculated separately.
Kühnis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kühnis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kühnis is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Kuhnis. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kühnis? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 523,160th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,735,179 people. Kühnis is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kühnis are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 603 people, or 1 in 13,620. In Switzerland Kühnis is primarily concentrated in: Canton of St Gallen, where 52 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent live and Canton of Graubünden, where 8 percent live. Outside of Switzerland it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Liechtenstein, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuhnis | 94 | 16 | / |
| Kühni | 91 | 926 | / |
| Kühnisch | 86 | 13 | / |
| Khunis | 83 | 19 | / |
| Künnis | 83 | 15 | / |
| Khonis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khinis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Küni | 80 | 22 | / |
| Kuehnis | 77 | 50 | / |
| Khunais | 77 | 3 | / |
| Künisch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kühne | 73 | 28,591 | / |
| Kunis | 73 | 1,012 | / |
| Konis | 73 | 935 | / |
| Kuhni | 73 | 418 | / |
| Khini | 73 | 341 | / |
| Khuni | 73 | 241 | / |
| Kinis | 73 | 180 | / |
| Küniç | 73 | 98 | / |
| Kühny | 73 | 41 | / |
| Kühna | 73 | 7 | / |
| Künes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuhnisch | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kühner | 67 | 6,877 | / |
| Gkinis | 67 | 2,248 | / |
| Kounis | 67 | 556 | / |
| Gkonis | 67 | 551 | / |
| Koenis | 67 | 424 | / |
| Kuehni | 67 | 235 | / |
| Kunish | 67 | 206 | / |
| Kunisz | 67 | 175 | / |
| Konish | 67 | 139 | / |
| Khunai | 67 | 131 | / |
| Khunui | 67 | 128 | / |
| Kuhnes | 67 | 93 | / |
| Kaunis | 67 | 83 | / |
| Kungis | 67 | 59 | / |
| Kinois | 67 | 55 | / |
| Kunise | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kinish | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kuniss | 67 | 40 | / |
| Konnis | 67 | 31 | / |
| Kinais | 67 | 28 | / |
| Khunni | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kienis | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kuhnie | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kunihs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kunais | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kinies | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kiniss | 67 | 9 | / |
| Konisz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kunies | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khunys | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khinni | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kunnis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koonis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Konies | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khunes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Konais | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kunisc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khinoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khunii | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khines | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuinis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kusnis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koniss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kihnyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khueni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khiniz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khones | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Kühnis
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