Cohn Surname

27,843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

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.

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Cohn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,2851:22,2572,795
Germany4581:175,77620,643
Brazil2561:836,22830,212
Dominican Republic2541:41,0752,198
Australia2441:110,63812,326
England2351:237,09819,544
South Africa2171:249,66725,383
Canada2151:171,37517,189
Argentina1951:219,19718,043
France1651:402,56259,152
Israel1171:73,1428,960
Netherlands1121:150,77822,601
Denmark951:59,4186,037
Sweden681:144,80510,193
Uruguay611:56,2586,129
Chile571:309,0618,852
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Panama251:156,4905,002
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway131:395,56035,657
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Scotland71:764,83125,488
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8281:13,1191,685

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Cohen.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Hebrew) The priest. This name indicates a family claiming descent from Aaron, the high priest.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

- kuhni74

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cohun8956/
Cohhn891/
Cohnn890/
Coohn890/
Con8649,146/
Cochin802,617/
Cochen80188/
Cohcen8048/
Cohien803/
Cochyn803/
Cohyne800/
Cong75499,322/
Kohn7531,959/
Conn7525,063/
Coon7523,278/
Cone7519,730/
Coin754,776/
Cahn753,703/
Cont751,449/
Cuon75938/
Conq75552/
Cond75450/
Coun75270/
Conț7585/
Coyn7512/
Coën7511/
Coín757/
Qcon757/
Comn756/
Ckon755/
Cotn754/
Cosn752/
Qohn751/
Cgon751/
Conh751/
Cqon751/
Coching732,280/
Coschin7316/
Cohnová733/
Cohssen731/
Couchin730/
Coyne6729,103/
Cuong6723,727/
Cahan672,470/
Cosin671,399/
Coone671,273/
Coune671,137/
Cotin671,082/
Cogne671,035/
Cosyn67627/
Count67544/
Conne67509/
Coine67442/
Coint67331/
Kohun67330/
Coing67288/
Cound67285/
Cosen67146/
Cosne67140/
Coten67122/
Coong6781/
Kuohn6768/
Conhe6752/
Coonc6750/
Kohhn6744/
Cocin6730/
Cotne6730/
Coung6724/
Contt6724/
Cosín6721/
Kohyn6717/
Coënt678/
Conth677/
Kouhn677/
Cuonc677/
Coitn676/
Cauhn675/
Counn675/
Cocen675/
Kcont675/
Koohn674/
Ckhan673/
Cotín673/
Couching672/
Cuond672/
Cuont672/
Cathn672/
Cahnn672/
Cuone672/
Hcong672/
Kohnn671/
Cahnk671/
Cahnt671/
Cottn671/
Cuonh671/
Condt671/
Coonn671/
Comne671/
Comth671/
Congh671/
Cousn671/
Coëne671/
Cochchin671/
Contì671/
Congc671/
Condë671/
Condì671/
Coisn671/
Ccont671/
Kohnt670/
Counk670/
Conck670/
Cooyn670/
Coynd670/
Coind670/
Comhs670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cohn
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