Cohun Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Cohun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cohun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin261:397,52329,143
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Cohun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cohun occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cohun? popularity and diffusion

Cohun is the 2,580,327th most frequently held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Cohun reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 397,523. In Benin it is most numerous in: Mono Department, where 46 percent live, Littoral Department, where 35 percent live and Zou Department, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Benin Cohun exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.

Cohun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cohun has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cohun surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cohun Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cohun surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Cohun earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.91% less than the national average, earning $41,462 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cohn8919,308/
Coun89270/
Cahun802,019/
Coune801,137/
Count80544/
Cheun80465/
Kohun80330/
Cound80285/
Coung8024/
Counn805/
Couen801/
Cohhn801/
Cousn801/
Cohnn800/
Coohn800/
Counk800/
Con7549,146/
Cun7536,152/
Cousin7338,346/
Cochin732,617/
Coutin732,352/
Ceyhun731,554/
Cousyn73760/
Cousen73342/
Cochen73188/
Couten7382/
Cohcen7348/
Cahaun7344/
Coucin7327/
Cayoun7321/
Cojohn7318/
Cougne7317/
Cajohn7313/
Coujon7310/
Coutín737/
Cohien733/
Cheunh733/
Cochyn733/
Counne732/
Cohgen732/
Coujin732/
Coihen732/
Coujan732/
Caouen732/
Coungc731/
Couyon731/
Coyhan731/
Coihan731/
Cahjun731/
Cousín731/
Coumnt731/
Couene731/
Couśin731/
Cheaun731/
Couyen730/
Couyne730/
Cohyne730/
Cohian730/
Cong67499,322/
Khun67116,917/
Kohn6731,959/
Conn6725,063/
Coon6723,278/
Cone6719,730/
Cung6716,293/
Coen6711,808/
Cuin677,021/
Coin674,776/
Cuen674,761/
Cahn673,703/
Coching672,280/
Cont671,449/
Koun671,306/
Cuon67938/
Cune67775/
Conq67552/
Cond67450/
Caun67397/
Coussin67382/
Coum67284/
Cund67198/
Qoun67175/
Couenne67146/
Couttin67110/
Cunn6794/
Conț6785/
Cuhn6767/
Coussen6746/
Cunt6740/
Cousien6718/
Coschin6716/
Coyn6712/
Couyant6712/
Hkun6711/
Coën6711/
Ccun6710/
Coujant678/
Ceun677/
Coín677/
Qcon677/
Comn676/
Cousing676/
Cunh676/
Cutn675/
Cumn675/
Ckon675/
Cotn674/
Cohnová673/
Coutink673/
Coutten672/
Cosn672/
Gcun672/
Cusn672/
Cousenn671/
Cousind671/
Kcousin671/
Cåhuånå671/
Cunq671/
Cunc671/
Cousint671/
Coucijn671/
Chejohn671/
Cohieng671/
Qohn671/
Cgon671/
Ckun671/
Conh671/
Cohssen671/
Cuun671/
Cqon671/
Couchin670/
Couggin670/

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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 Cohun
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