Cahans Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Cahans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cahns | 91 | 17 | / |
| Caans | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kahans | 83 | 19 | / |
| Cahnsd | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cans | 80 | 631 | / |
| Cahsens | 77 | 11 | / |
| Caheins | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cachins | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cains | 73 | 1,832 | / |
| Khans | 73 | 624 | / |
| Kahns | 73 | 257 | / |
| Canse | 73 | 109 | / |
| Cohns | 73 | 83 | / |
| Canns | 73 | 34 | / |
| Ceans | 73 | 16 | / |
| Cauns | 73 | 5 | / |
| Canst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaans | 73 | 1 | / |
| Camns | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qahns | 73 | 1 | / |
| Caams | 73 | 0 | / |
| Casns | 73 | 0 | / |
| Canss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khanse | 67 | 540 | / |
| Håkans | 67 | 352 | / |
| Cansse | 67 | 295 | / |
| Cheyns | 67 | 269 | / |
| Khansh | 67 | 69 | / |
| Caßens | 67 | 29 | / |
| Casins | 67 | 17 | / |
| Khayns | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kaanse | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khains | 67 | 5 | / |
| Canshe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cainns | 67 | 3 | / |
| Casens | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khanss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khanns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cain's | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cacens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahnce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahnns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Catins | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Cahans
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