Cohem Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Cohem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cohem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cohem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cohem is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cohem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,755,741st most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. Cohem is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Cohem are found; 72 percent are found in South America and 70 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 2,816,768. In Brazil Cohem is primarily found in: Pará, where 47 percent are found, São Paulo, where 13 percent are found and Amazonas, where 12 percent are found. Barring Brazil this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Mexico, where 4 percent are found.

Cohem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cohem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cohem surname grew 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cohem Last Name Statistics demography

Cohem earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.89% more than the national average, earning $54,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coem8948/
Cohim8097/
Coeme8039/
Kohem808/
Coesme7326/
Kohhem736/
Koem67654/
Caem67119/
Khojhem673/
Caoimhe673/
Koeheim671/
Qoem671/

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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 Cohem
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