Cohn Surname
Approximately 19,308 people bear this surname
Cohn Surname Definition:
( Hebrew) Priest [Hebrew kóhén] The same word is met with in Phœnician inscriptions as the official name of the priest, as well as the feminine formerly The corresponding word in Arabic, káhin, is employed to designate the soothsayer.-Hastings, Bible Dict.
Read More About This SurnameCohn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,285 | 1:22,257 | 2,795 |
| Germany | 458 | 1:175,776 | 20,643 |
| Brazil | 256 | 1:836,228 | 30,212 |
| Dominican Republic | 254 | 1:41,075 | 2,198 |
| Australia | 244 | 1:110,638 | 12,326 |
| England | 235 | 1:237,098 | 19,544 |
| South Africa | 217 | 1:249,667 | 25,383 |
| Canada | 215 | 1:171,375 | 17,189 |
| Argentina | 195 | 1:219,197 | 18,043 |
| France | 165 | 1:402,562 | 59,152 |
| Israel | 117 | 1:73,142 | 8,960 |
| Netherlands | 112 | 1:150,778 | 22,601 |
| Denmark | 95 | 1:59,418 | 6,037 |
| Sweden | 68 | 1:144,805 | 10,193 |
| Uruguay | 61 | 1:56,258 | 6,129 |
| Chile | 57 | 1:309,061 | 8,852 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Panama | 25 | 1:156,490 | 5,002 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 1:837,150 | 13,424 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Guatemala | 9 | 1:1,786,963 | 6,100 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Paraguay | 7 | 1:1,033,821 | 9,769 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 115 | 1:211,960 | 16,503 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,828 | 1:13,119 | 1,685 |
Cohn (132) may also be a first name.
Cohn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
( Hebrew) Priest [Hebrew kóhén] The same word is met with in Phœnician inscriptions as the official name of the priest, as well as the feminine formerly The corresponding word in Arabic, káhin, is employed to designate the soothsayer.-Hastings, Bible Dict., iv. 67.
Cohen, a tribal as much as an official name, has known many variations. In Italy it is met with under the guise of Sacerdote. Other forms are: Acohen, Coen, Cohn, Cahen, Cahn, Kahn. In this country, in order to give it an English ring, it has been modified into Cowen and Cowan.—Hyamson, Jewish Surnames, p. 18.
See Cohen.
(Hebrew) The priest. This name indicates a family claiming descent from Aaron, the high priest.
User-submitted Reference
Kuhn is a surname of German origin, derived from the Old German name Conrad / Konrad. In some cases it may be a Germanized version of Cohen.
Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuhn
- kuhni74Cohn Demographics
Average Cohn Salary in
United States
$55,212 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cohn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cohn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cohn has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cohn? popularity and diffusion
Cohn is the 27,843rd most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 377,437 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Cohn live; 81 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 807,735th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 132 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 16,285 people, or 1 in 22,257. In The United States Cohn is most common in: California, where 17 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States Cohn exists in 65 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Cohn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cohn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cohn last name increased 425 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cohn Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Cohn last name are 38.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.08% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cohn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning 295,003 kr per year; in Peru they earn 92.27% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,271 per year; in South Africa they earn 95.56% more than the national average, earning R 464,724 per year; in Colombia they earn 37.31% more than the national average, earning $31,172,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 27.96% more than the national average, earning $55,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.91% more than the national average, earning $71,997 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cohun | 89 | 56 | / |
| Cohhn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cohnn | 89 | 0 | / |
| Coohn | 89 | 0 | / |
| Con | 86 | 49,146 | / |
| Cochin | 80 | 2,617 | / |
| Cochen | 80 | 188 | / |
| Cohcen | 80 | 48 | / |
| Cohien | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cochyn | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cohyne | 80 | 0 | / |
| Cong | 75 | 499,322 | / |
| Kohn | 75 | 31,959 | / |
| Conn | 75 | 25,063 | / |
| Coon | 75 | 23,278 | / |
| Cone | 75 | 19,730 | / |
| Coin | 75 | 4,776 | / |
| Cahn | 75 | 3,703 | / |
| Cont | 75 | 1,449 | / |
| Cuon | 75 | 938 | / |
| Conq | 75 | 552 | / |
| Cond | 75 | 450 | / |
| Coun | 75 | 270 | / |
| Conț | 75 | 85 | / |
| Coyn | 75 | 12 | / |
| Coën | 75 | 11 | / |
| Coín | 75 | 7 | / |
| Qcon | 75 | 7 | / |
| Comn | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ckon | 75 | 5 | / |
| Cotn | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cosn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qohn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cgon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Conh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cqon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Coching | 73 | 2,280 | / |
| Coschin | 73 | 16 | / |
| Cohnová | 73 | 3 | / |
| Cohssen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Couchin | 73 | 0 | / |
| Coyne | 67 | 29,103 | / |
| Cuong | 67 | 23,727 | / |
| Cahan | 67 | 2,470 | / |
| Cosin | 67 | 1,399 | / |
| Coone | 67 | 1,273 | / |
| Coune | 67 | 1,137 | / |
| Cotin | 67 | 1,082 | / |
| Cogne | 67 | 1,035 | / |
| Cosyn | 67 | 627 | / |
| Count | 67 | 544 | / |
| Conne | 67 | 509 | / |
| Coine | 67 | 442 | / |
| Coint | 67 | 331 | / |
| Kohun | 67 | 330 | / |
| Coing | 67 | 288 | / |
| Cound | 67 | 285 | / |
| Cosen | 67 | 146 | / |
| Cosne | 67 | 140 | / |
| Coten | 67 | 122 | / |
| Coong | 67 | 81 | / |
| Kuohn | 67 | 68 | / |
| Conhe | 67 | 52 | / |
| Coonc | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kohhn | 67 | 44 | / |
| Cocin | 67 | 30 | / |
| Cotne | 67 | 30 | / |
| Coung | 67 | 24 | / |
| Contt | 67 | 24 | / |
| Cosín | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kohyn | 67 | 17 | / |
| Coënt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Conth | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kouhn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cuonc | 67 | 7 | / |
| Coitn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cauhn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Counn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cocen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kcont | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koohn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ckhan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cotín | 67 | 3 | / |
| Couching | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cuond | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cuont | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cathn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cahnn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cuone | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hcong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kohnn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahnk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahnt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cottn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuonh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Condt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coonn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Comne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Comth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Congh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cousn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coëne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cochchin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Contì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Congc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Condë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Condì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coisn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ccont | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kohnt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Counk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Conck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cooyn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coynd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Coind | 67 | 0 | / |
| Comhs | 67 | 0 | / |
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Cohn Reference & Research
Coon FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Cohen FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Coon 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
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- 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 Cohn
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