Cohén Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Cohén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cohén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Cohen (391,124) are calculated separately.

Cohén Last Name Facts

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

Cohén is most common in Sweden. It can also occur in the variant forms: Cohen. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cohén? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Cohén are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden Cohén is primarily concentrated in: Värmland County, where 50 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 25 percent reside and Blekinge County, where 13 percent reside. Barring Sweden this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cohen93391,124/
Coén891/
Cohin80537/
Cahén801/
Cohain7318/
Coehen738/
Cohenn736/
Coehne734/
Coohen734/
Cohien733/
Cohgen732/
Cohend732/
Cohyin731/
Cohind731/
Ccohen731/
Cohhen731/
Kcohen731/
Cohisn731/
Cohemn731/
Cohenc731/
Coen6711,808/
Coihuin6779/
Choohen678/
Chohain673/
D'Cohen672/
Koén671/
Cohenne671/
Cohennd671/
Coèn671/
Cohetin670/

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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 Cohén
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