Cahoon Surname

65,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Cahoon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cahoon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,1921:58,5376,934
Canada5781:63,7477,439
Northern Ireland5231:3,528700
England1131:493,08031,588
Australia961:281,20525,117
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2091:21,1962,428
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4011:35,8454,253

Cahoon (12) may also be a first name.

Cahoon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cahoon is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cahoon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 65,612th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 958,131 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Cahoon reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,192 people, or 1 in 58,537. In The United States Cahoon is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 13 percent are found, Utah, where 9 percent are found and Virginia, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 7 percent are found.

Cahoon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cahoon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cahoon last name expanded 442 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,883 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 667 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cahoon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Cahoon last name is predominantly Anglican (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cahoon surname are 5.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Cahoon earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.5% more than the national average, earning R 341,016 per year; in United States they earn 1.56% more than the national average, earning $43,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $49,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cohoon832,414/
Caoyon8328/
Kahoon8325/
Cahoan832/
Caohong7718/
Kahohon7716/
Kaehoon771/
Cahoang771/
Cahohan771/
Caoan735/
Caayohon713/
Caooahan711/
Cahohaan711/
Coyyahon711/
Caohan6767/
Caauon671/

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Cahoon Reference & Research

Calhoun FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Calhoun FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Cahoon
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis