Cahns Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Cahns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cahns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Cahns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cahns is found most in Jamaica. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cahns? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cahns are found; 76 percent are found in Caribbean and 76 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

This last name is most common in Jamaica, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 220,765. In Jamaica Cahns is most frequent in: Surrey County, where 92 percent reside and Middlesex County, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Jamaica this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside.

Cahns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cahns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cahns last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cahans9128/
Cahnsd911/
Cans89631/
Cahsens8311/
Caheins832/
Cachins830/
Cains801,832/
Chans80717/
Kahns80257/
Canse80109/
Cohns8083/
Canns8034/
Sahns8019/
Ceans8016/
Scans8010/
Chons806/
Cauns805/
Cians803/
Zahns803/
Csans802/
Canst801/
Qahns801/
Camns801/
Caans800/
Casns800/
Canss800/
Chains73874/
Chanse73566/
Cansse73295/
Cheyns73269/
Sahans73156/
Caßens7329/
Chonse7322/
Kahans7319/
Casins7317/
Jahnsz7317/
Choins7311/
Chauns736/
Canshe735/
Chan's734/
Casens733/
Cainns733/
Choons731/
Sceans731/
Zahans731/
Chansh731/
Cahnce731/
Cacens731/
Tchans731/
Cain's731/
Channs731/
Cheins731/
Scains730/
Catins730/
Kahnns730/
Jans6716,129/
Sans6715,037/
Cons672,377/
Cassens672,026/
Jochens67909/
Kans67515/
Zans67401/
Cams67305/
Jachens67293/
Canz67153/
Cassins67143/
Caggins6760/
Caitens6759/
Jochins6739/
Tchanse6737/
Qans6715/
Chounse6713/
Chonsch6710/
Kochins675/
Jahnsch675/
Cascins674/
Causins673/
Causyns672/
Tchonse672/
Cāns672/
Caicins672/
Casiens671/
Cochens671/
Chanshe671/
Cajcins671/
Catense671/
Causens671/
Kachins671/
Caisins671/
Jahan's671/
Chansse670/
Jachins670/
Cochins670/

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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 Cahns
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