Kaha Surname
Approximately 10,119 people bear this surname
Kaha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 5,167 | 1:14,860 | 1,957 |
| Indonesia | 1,684 | 1:78,533 | 8,348 |
| Nigeria | 907 | 1:195,306 | 11,761 |
| Thailand | 697 | 1:101,346 | 14,575 |
| India | 294 | 1:2,609,066 | 82,085 |
| Ivory Coast | 268 | 1:86,087 | 4,610 |
| Algeria | 160 | 1:241,447 | 26,268 |
| Papua New Guinea | 154 | 1:52,946 | 6,689 |
| Cameroon | 141 | 1:147,298 | 16,269 |
| Estonia | 115 | 1:11,494 | 1,676 |
| Malaysia | 107 | 1:275,647 | 15,325 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| United States | 83 | 1:4,366,975 | 231,516 |
| Philippines | 57 | 1:1,776,109 | 113,042 |
| Benin | 40 | 1:258,390 | 22,474 |
| China | 25 | 1:54,692,863 | 2,965 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Káha (1) are calculated separately.
Kaha (4,968) may also be a first name.
Kaha Demographics
Kaha Political Affiliation
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Kaha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kaha (Arabic: كاها, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻩ, Hindi: कहा, Marathi: कहा, Oriya: କହା) is most common in Iran. It may also occur as a variant: Káha. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 50,682nd most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 720,184 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Kaha live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 51 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Kaha is also the 96,602nd most common first name worldwide It is held by 4,968 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 5,167 people, or 1 in 14,860. In Iran Kaha is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 51 percent are found, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 17 percent are found and Golestan Province, where 13 percent are found. Not including Iran this surname occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.
Kaha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kaha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kaha surname grew 519 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kaha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Kaha surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.
Kaha earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.12% more than the national average, earning $47,947 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻩ | kah | - |
| Kaha in the Oriya language | ||
| କହା | kaha | - |
| Kaha in the Marathi language | ||
| कहा | kaha | 70 |
| कहा-या | kaha-ya | 20 |
| काहा-या | kaha-ya | 5 |
| काहा | kaha | 5 |
| Kaha in the Hindi language | ||
| कहा | kaha | 61.54 |
| जहां | jaham | 7.69 |
| खाॅ | khae | 7.69 |
| खां | kham | 7.69 |
| काहा | kaha | 7.69 |
| कह्ा | kaha | 7.69 |
| Kaha in the Arabic language | ||
| كاها | kaha | - |
| قها | qha | - |
| كهه | khh | - |
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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 Kaha
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