Kümmel Surname

77,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kümmel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kümmel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,0241:13,3641,735
Austria981:86,89212,882
Czechia581:183,33627,089
Denmark331:171,05214,584
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Norway141:367,30634,015
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

The alternate forms: Kummel (571) & Kűmmel (1) are calculated separately.

Kümmel Last Name Facts

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

Kümmel occurs most in Germany. It can also occur as: Kummel or Kűmmel. For other potential spellings of Kümmel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kümmel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kümmel is the 77,612th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,156,386 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kümmel reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Kümmel is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 6,024 people, or 1 in 13,364. In Germany it is primarily found in: Hesse, where 21 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 2 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Kümmel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kümmel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kümmel surname decreased 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kümmel Last Name Statistics demography

Kümmel earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 32.1% less than the national average, earning 234,994 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kummel94571/
Kűmmel941/
Kümmell9219/
Kümel9110/
Kimmel8322,244/
Kommel83214/
Kühmel83122/
Kümmelová8036/
Kimmell771,699/
Kuemmel77453/
Kummell7764/
Khimmel7730/
Kummelt774/
Khummel774/
Koemmel771/
Kimmiel770/
Kiemmel770/
Kommell770/
Kumel732,753/
Kimel731,559/
Komel731,293/
Kumml731/
Kuemmell715/
Kimmiell710/
Kiemel67419/
Kummil67256/
Koemel6738/
Kimell6737/
Koumel6723/
Khomel6721/
Kuhmel6714/
Komiel675/
Komeel674/
Kühmelová673/
Commel673/
Kimuel673/
Kumael672/
Kimiel672/
Koomel671/
Komell671/
Kumuel671/
Hkomel671/
Kumiel671/
Cummel670/
Kimmil670/
Kuemel670/
Kumell670/

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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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  • 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 Kümmel
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