Cah Surname

330,832nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Cah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia5391:24,9571,368
Slovenia1701:14,6333,449
Turkey1641:474,52127,449
Indonesia1071:1,235,97486,893
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
United States181:20,136,607622,629
India151:51,137,692512,385
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Cah (757) may also be a first name.

Cah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cah (Hindi: चः) has its highest incidence in Somalia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cah? popularity and diffusion

Cah is the 330,832nd most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 6,512,552 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Cah live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 298,585th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 757 people.

It is most common in Somalia, where it is carried by 539 people, or 1 in 24,957. Outside of Somalia this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 15 percent live and Turkey, where 15 percent live.

Cah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cah surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cah earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $42,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.87% less than the national average, earning $37,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cash8653,111/
Cach864,068/
Cahu861,554/
Caha861,455/
Cahy8636/
Ceah8625/
Caah8623/
Cadh8621/
Caph8610/
Cauh864/
Cqah862/
Cahj861/
Ca8087,668/
Cauch75327/
Cahay75187/
Catch75168/
Caach7544/
Caish7539/
Caush7536/
Caudh7535/
Cahey7519/
Cahas756/
Cahai753/
Caash753/
Cahgi753/
Cahís753/
Cahii752/
Cahau752/
Ckach752/
Caich752/
Cahaa751/
Cashs751/
Cassh751/
Cahsh751/
Caidh751/
Cachd751/
Caddh751/
Gcaha751/
Cathd751/
Ccash751/
Kcaha751/
Caaha751/
Caahe751/
Cahaj751/
Casth750/
Caheu750/
Cai678,207,082/
Cau6741,526/
Cea6727,556/
Cat6722,568/
Cay6720,114/
Kah6719,491/
Cap6719,440/
Coa6713,593/
Cas676,606/
Caz673,933/
Caj672,213/
Caa672,072/
Cad671,673/
Coh671,202/
Cahová67778/
Cahais6776/
Qah6737/
Cca6730/
Cga6720/
Cahova6714/
Kca6713/
Causth6712/
Hca6710/
Cêa678/
Gca678/
Céa675/
Caß675/
Causch674/
Qca674/
Cqa673/
Caí672/
Cautch672/
Côa672/
Cahhyt671/
Cahaha671/
Caï671/
Cìa671/
C'A671/
Cahast670/
Kckash670/

Cah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cah in the Hindi language
चःcah-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Cah
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