Lehmkuhl Surname

68,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lehmkuhl Surname Definition:

“Clay-Pit” in German. (Compare “Kuil” in Afrikaans.)

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Lehmkuhl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,6651:21,9662,912
United States1,7201:210,73220,603
Brazil1,4221:150,5455,758
South Africa2041:265,57726,568
Denmark761:74,2737,314
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
France111:6,038,429280,838
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England31:18,572,686338,250
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malta11:430,2723,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

The alternate forms: Lehmkühl (13) are calculated separately.

Lehmkuhl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Clay-Pit” in German. (Compare “Kuil” in Afrikaans.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Most likely northwestern Germany, meaning 'one who lives a by clay pit'.

- limecooler

Lehmkuhl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lehmkuhl has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms: Lehmkühl. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehmkuhl? popularity and diffusion

Lehmkuhl is the 68,947th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,012,440 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Lehmkuhl live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Lehmkuhl is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 3,665 people, or 1 in 21,966. In Germany Lehmkuhl is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 31 percent live and Hamburg, where 5 percent live. Barring Germany it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Brazil, where 20 percent live.

Lehmkuhl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lehmkuhl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lehmkuhl last name rose 1,686 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lehmkuhl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lehmkuhl surname are 22.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.25% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lehmkuhl earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 109.42% more than the national average, earning R 497,664 per year; in United States they earn 18.35% more than the national average, earning $51,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.63% more than the national average, earning $56,456 CAD per year.

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