Kaah Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kaah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3911:53,1186,922
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Benin191:543,97934,804
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Kááh (1) & Káàh (1) are calculated separately.

Kaah (303) may also be a first name.

Kaah Last Name Facts

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

Kaah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺎﻩ) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Kááh or Káàh. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 608,234th most commonly held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 14,317,379 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Kaah live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 505,965th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 303 people.

The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 53,118. In Cameroon Kaah is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 81 percent reside, Centre Region, where 9 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon Kaah exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Benin, where 4 percent reside.

Kaah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kaah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kaah surname contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khaah89258/
Kahah8988/
Kaahu8937/
Kaaha8921/
Kah8619,491/
Kaa864,662/
Kááh831/
Káàh831/
Kaasch80118/
Kahaha8028/
Khaaha8015/
Kahahu808/
Khaash804/
Kaaith803/
Kahahe802/
Kahaah801/
Kaahaa801/
Kahahy801/
Kgaaha801/
Kaha7510,119/
Kahu751,390/
Kaňa751,314/
Kaai751,107/
Khah75815/
Khaa75736/
Kahh75213/
Kaay75203/
Ka'a75112/
Kaih75102/
Kauh75100/
Kahy7557/
Kağa7533/
Caah7523/
Kajh7513/
Kaaj7513/
Kkaa7511/
Kaaa759/
Qaah758/
Kgaa753/
Gkah752/
Kahz751/
Kaaß751/
K'Ah751/
Qkaa751/
Qkah751/
Kahj751/
Gkaa751/
Hkaa751/
Kaatsch73290/
Kahaich735/
Kahahah731/
Kaascht731/
Kaahaya731/
Ka67464,634/
Kaaya6722,011/
Hkayh674,424/
Kahai67747/
Kaaja67506/
Khaha67321/
Kaaij67245/
Kahhh67211/
Kaghi67178/
Kahij67164/
Kahuh67108/
Kahey6792/
Kahaj6774/
Kaowa6773/
Kaaye6766/
Kaaie6760/
Kaadt6747/
Caach6744/
Kaheu6740/
Kahaa6736/
Kahát6736/
Kauhs6733/
Kahtz6730/
Kahay6726/
Kahyi6726/
Kayhs6722/
Kaova6721/
Keaua6718/
Kaijh6717/
Khajh6710/
Kahau679/
Kacht676/
Kaast676/
Koaia676/
Kahii676/
Khahy676/
Quaah675/
Kahei675/
Kaaia675/
Ka'ai675/
Koaya674/
Koaja674/
Khaih674/
Hkaih674/
Khaai673/
Khahu673/
Caash673/
Kahsh673/
Khaaj673/
Kaľas673/
Ckach672/
Qaadh672/
Kahhu672/
Kahiy672/
Kaass672/
Hkhah672/
Kahaahaa671/
Kaihd671/
K'Ahe671/
Gkach671/
Keadh671/
Kcaha671/
Khaay671/
Khaht671/
Khaïa671/
Kâach671/
Caaha671/
Caahe671/
Kaapp671/
Kaajt671/
Kapph671/
Kasdh671/
Kachp671/
Kaddh671/
Kahhy671/
Kkeah671/
Kahst670/

Kaah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺎﻩakah-

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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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  • 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 Kaah
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