Weidkuhn Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Weidkuhn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weidkuhn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Weidkuhn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weidkuhn is most common in Switzerland. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weidkuhn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Weidkuhn reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Weidkuhn is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 190,998. In Switzerland Weidkuhn is most numerous in: Canton of Schaffhausen, where 33 percent are found, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 28 percent are found and Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weitkuhn8839/
Wittkuhn75193/
Woitkuhn752/
Wetkun711,562/
Witkun71908/
Widkum711/
Weitkum6727/
Waitkun6713/
Woitkun6712/
Wittkun677/
Westkuchen670/

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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 Weidkuhn
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