Lehmkuhl Surname
Approximately 7,198 people bear this surname
Lehmkuhl Surname Definition:
“Clay-Pit” in German. (Compare “Kuil” in Afrikaans.)
Read More About This SurnameLehmkuhl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3,665 | 1:21,966 | 2,912 |
| United States | 1,720 | 1:210,732 | 20,603 |
| Brazil | 1,422 | 1:150,545 | 5,758 |
| South Africa | 204 | 1:265,577 | 26,568 |
| Denmark | 76 | 1:74,273 | 7,314 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 102 | 1:492,340 | 34,768 |
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.)
User-submitted Reference
Most likely northwestern Germany, meaning 'one who lives a by clay pit'.
- limecoolerLehmkuhl Demographics
Average Male Lehmkuhl Height
177.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lehmkühl | 96 | 13 | / |
| Lehmkuhle | 94 | 170 | / |
| Lehmckuhl | 94 | 16 | / |
| Lehmkuhll | 94 | 7 | / |
| Lehmmkuhl | 94 | 2 | / |
| Lehmhkuhl | 94 | 2 | / |
| Lehmkuuhl | 94 | 1 | / |
| Lemkuhl | 93 | 87 | / |
| Lehmkul | 93 | 25 | / |
| Lehmkkuhle | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lehemkuhle | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leimkuhl | 88 | 36 | / |
| Lemkuhll | 88 | 36 | / |
| Lemckuhl | 88 | 8 | / |
| Lehmkulh | 88 | 7 | / |
| Lemhkuhl | 88 | 5 | / |
| Lehmkull | 88 | 4 | / |
| Lehmkhul | 88 | 4 | / |
| Lehmkule | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lihmkuhl | 88 | 0 | / |
| Lehmkulp | 88 | 0 | / |
| Lahmkuhl | 88 | 0 | / |
| Lemkul | 86 | 57 | / |
| Leimkuhle | 82 | 30 | / |
| Lehmckull | 82 | 4 | / |
| Lehmkhulh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lemkuil | 80 | 168 | / |
| Lemkull | 80 | 20 | / |
| Liemkul | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lemkulh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lemkhul | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lamkuhl | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leemkuil | 75 | 339 | / |
| Lemckulh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Llemkuil | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lemkulle | 75 | 0 | / |
| Limkul | 71 | 379 | / |
| Lemkol | 71 | 11 | / |
| Lemhckulh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lamkul | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lämkull | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hlimkul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lamkull | 67 | 1 | / |
| Limkkul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemküll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemcol | 57 | 2 | / |
| Lemcool | 53 | 163 | / |
| Limkool | 53 | 10 | / |
| Lemcoll | 53 | 1 | / |
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