Cahans Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Cahans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cahans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896

Cahans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cahans is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Cahans.

How Common Is The Last Name Cahans? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Cahans reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Cahans is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 315,881. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of St Gallen, where 38 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 38 percent are found and Canton of Graubünden, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Switzerland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found and Jamaica, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cahns9117/
Caans910/
Kahans8319/
Cahnsd831/
Cans80631/
Cahsens7711/
Caheins772/
Cachins770/
Cains731,832/
Khans73624/
Kahns73257/
Canse73109/
Cohns7383/
Canns7334/
Ceans7316/
Cauns735/
Canst731/
Kaans731/
Camns731/
Qahns731/
Caams730/
Casns730/
Canss730/
Khanse67540/
Håkans67352/
Cansse67295/
Cheyns67269/
Khansh6769/
Caßens6729/
Casins6717/
Khayns679/
Kaanse676/
Khains675/
Canshe675/
Cainns673/
Casens673/
Khanss673/
Khanns671/
Cheins671/
Cain's671/
Cacens671/
Cahnce671/
Kahnns670/
Catins670/

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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 Cahans
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