Kahana Surname
Approximately 1,505 people bear this surname
Kahana Surname User-submission:
Kahana (Aramaic: כהנא) is an Aramaic Jewish surname which means 'priest'. It is the Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew surname, Cohen.
Kahana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 556 | 1:651,905 | 52,252 |
| Tanzania | 495 | 1:106,953 | 10,393 |
| Namibia | 149 | 1:16,170 | 2,919 |
| Zambia | 67 | 1:236,566 | 14,543 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Kahana (548) may also be a first name.
Kahana 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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Average Kahana Salary in
United States
$42,960 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kahana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kahana (Hindi: काहना, Marathi: कहना, Oriya: କହଣା) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 260,888th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,842,223 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Kahana reside; 33 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kahana is also the 359,856th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 548 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 556 people, or 1 in 651,905. In The United States Kahana is most common in: New York, where 36 percent reside, Hawaii, where 17 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside and Namibia, where 10 percent reside.
Kahana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kahana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kahana surname grew 13,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kahana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kahana last name are 27.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80.82% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kahana earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $42,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.93% less than the national average, earning $45,248 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kahana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kahana in the Hindi language | ||
| काहना | kahana | 77.27 |
| कहना | kahana | 13.64 |
| कहाना | kahana | 9.09 |
| Kahana in the Oriya language | ||
| କହଣା | kahana | 66.67 |
| କହନା | kahana | 33.33 |
| Kahana in the Marathi language | ||
| कहना | kahana | 46.15 |
| कहाना | kahana | 15.38 |
| हाण | hana | 15.38 |
| खाना | khana | 15.38 |
| काहना | kahana | 7.69 |
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