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 last name Cahns occurs more in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cahns? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name Cahns is most common in Jamaica, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 220,765. In Jamaica it is most numerous in: Surrey County, where 92 percent are found and Middlesex County, where 8 percent are found. Besides Jamaica this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found.

Cahns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cahns has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 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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