Cohanim Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Cohanim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cohanim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2101:40,7515,559
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Cohanim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cohanim is most common in Israel. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cohanim? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cohanim is the 772,238th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Cohanim live; 57 percent live in West Asia and 57 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name Cohanim is most widely held in Israel, where it is carried by 210 people, or 1 in 40,751. In Israel Cohanim is mostly found in: Central District, where 37 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 35 percent are found and Northern District, where 12 percent are found. Not including Israel this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Cohanim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cohanim last name are 14.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Cohanim earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 87.2% more than the national average, earning $80,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 59.57% more than the national average, earning $79,279 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohanim86249/
Cohanin868/
Kohannim8026/
Koohanim806/
Koanim7711/
Joanim771/
Cohanning750/
Khaonim718/
Kohanin715/
Kohonim711/
Coannin711/
Johonim711/
Kouanim711/
Khaoniem674/
Kohanina671/
Joanaime671/

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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 Cohanim
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