Kaganovsky Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Kaganovsky Surname User-submission:

Kahana (Aramaic: כהנא) is an Aramaic Jewish surname which means 'priest'. It is the Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew surname, Cohen.

Kaganovsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kaganovsky Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kahana (Aramaic: כהנא) is an Aramaic Jewish surname which means 'priest'. It is the Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew surname, Cohen.

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Kaganovsky Last Name Facts

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

Kaganovsky (Russian: Кагановский) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaganovsky? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,020,242nd most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname Kaganovsky is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Kaganovsky live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 2,499,717. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 39 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Kaganovsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kaganovsky last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kaganovsky last name are 25.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 78.79% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kaganovsky earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 27.71% more than the national average, earning $55,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.64% less than the national average, earning $46,882 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kaganovsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kaganovsky in the Russian language
Кагановскийkaganovskij-

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