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 Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Káha. For other potential spellings of Kaha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 50,682nd most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 720,184 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Kaha are found; 54 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Kaha is also the 96,602nd most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 4,968 people.
The last name Kaha is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 5,167 people, or 1 in 14,860. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 51 percent reside, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 17 percent reside and Golestan Province, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Iran Kaha is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.
Kaha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kaha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kaha last name increased 519 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kaha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kaha 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 Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% 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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- 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 Kaha
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