Kühnis Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Kühnis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kühnis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland6031:13,6202,253
Liechtenstein151:2,559275
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

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 last name Kühnis is most common in Switzerland. It can occur in the variant forms: Kuhnis. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kühnis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 523,160th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,735,179 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kühnis reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kühnis is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is borne by 603 people, or 1 in 13,620. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of St Gallen, where 52 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 13 percent are found and Canton of Graubünden, where 8 percent are found. Other than Switzerland Kühnis is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Liechtenstein, where 2 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuhnis9416/
Kühni91926/
Kühnisch8613/
Khunis8319/
Künnis8315/
Khonis831/
Khinis831/
Küni8022/
Kuehnis7750/
Khunais773/
Künisch771/
Kühne7328,591/
Kunis731,012/
Konis73935/
Kuhni73418/
Khini73341/
Khuni73241/
Kinis73180/
Küniç7398/
Kühny7341/
Kühna737/
Künes731/
Kuhnisch714/
Kühner676,877/
Gkinis672,248/
Kounis67556/
Gkonis67551/
Koenis67424/
Kuehni67235/
Kunish67206/
Kunisz67175/
Konish67139/
Khunai67131/
Khunui67128/
Kuhnes6793/
Kaunis6783/
Kungis6759/
Kinois6755/
Kunise6750/
Kinish6741/
Kuniss6740/
Konnis6731/
Kinais6728/
Khunni6725/
Kienis6719/
Kuhnie6719/
Kunihs6710/
Kunais6710/
Kinies679/
Kiniss679/
Konisz677/
Kunies676/
Khunys675/
Khinni675/
Kunnis675/
Koonis673/
Konies673/
Khunes673/
Konais673/
Kunisc672/
Khinoi672/
Khunii672/
Khines671/
Kuinis671/
Kusnis671/
Koniss671/
Kinisz671/
Kihnyi671/
Khueni671/
Khiniz671/
Khones671/

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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 Kühnis
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