Kahanovitz Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Kahanovitz Surname User-submission:
Kahana (Aramaic: כהנא) is an Aramaic Jewish surname which means 'priest'. It is the Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew surname, Cohen.
Kahanovitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Kahanovitz 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 Kahanovitz Salary in
United States
$59,675 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kahanovitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahanovitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kahanovitz is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahanovitz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kahanovitz is the 2,020,555th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kahanovitz reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 796,731. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 87 percent are found and Western Cape, where 13 percent are found. Aside from South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.
Kahanovitz Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Kahanovitz earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 25.57% more than the national average, earning R 298,392 per year and in United States they earn 38.3% more than the national average, earning $59,675 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kahanowitz | 90 | 23 | / |
| Cahanovitz | 90 | 2 | / |
| Kanovitz | 89 | 7 | / |
| Kahanovitch | 86 | 30 | / |
| Kahnowitz | 84 | 14 | / |
| Kahanowicz | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kahanovich | 80 | 13 | / |
| Kahnovitch | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kahanovics | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanowitz | 78 | 616 | / |
| Kanovits | 78 | 24 | / |
| Konovitz | 78 | 17 | / |
| Khanovic | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kahanowitch | 76 | 13 | / |
| Khanovich | 74 | 73 | / |
| Khanovets | 74 | 20 | / |
| Kanovitch | 74 | 8 | / |
| Kaanowicz | 74 | 2 | / |
| Kahnevitš | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kahnevits | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kagnovicz | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kahanowic | 74 | 1 | / |
| Canhovitz | 74 | 0 | / |
| Kaneviz | 71 | 25 | / |
| Kanović | 71 | 23 | / |
| Kanovič | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kanovic | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanaviz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahanovych | 70 | 182 | / |
| Cahanovich | 70 | 22 | / |
| Kahanowich | 70 | 2 | / |
| Khannovich | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kagnovitch | 70 | 1 | / |
| Konowitz | 67 | 243 | / |
| Kanovich | 67 | 91 | / |
| Kanowicz | 67 | 61 | / |
| Kanovets | 67 | 56 | / |
| Kainovic | 67 | 37 | / |
| Conovitz | 67 | 32 | / |
| Canowitz | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kanovitsová | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kenowitz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kenevitz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kanovics | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanevits | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kanovici | 67 | 2 | / |
| Konovicz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kainović | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanowez | 67 | 1 | / |
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