Kahns Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kahns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kahns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1331:605,30448,487
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Kahns Last Name Facts

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

Kahns is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kahns click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahns? popularity and diffusion

Kahns is the 996,001st most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Kahns live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 605,304. In Germany Kahns is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 68 percent live, Hamburg, where 21 percent live and Hesse, where 5 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Kahns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kahns has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 980 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kahns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kahns last name are 31.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.26% registered with the party.

Kahns earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.42% more than the national average, earning $49,373 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahans9119/
Kahnns910/
Kans89515/
Kachins831/
Kanse8025,939/
Kohns80833/
Khans80624/
Kains80182/
Keans8092/
Kansh8038/
Cahns8017/
Khens8014/
Kanns8012/
Khons807/
Kauns805/
Kaëns803/
Kayns802/
Kahnz801/
Kaans801/
Kansz801/
Kan's801/
Qahns801/
Kgans801/
Kanss800/
Kachense776/
Kaschins773/
Kanshe73652/
Khanse73540/
Håkans73352/
Katins73301/
Khansh7369/
Koohns7334/
Kasens7329/
Cahans7328/
Kaunse7327/
Kansse7324/
Kasnæs7319/
Kainsh7316/
Khonse7314/
Kacens7313/
Kasins7310/
Khayns739/
Kheyns739/
Kaßens737/
Kaanse736/
Kohnse736/
Khains735/
Kannse734/
Kacins734/
Khouns733/
Khanss733/
Khonsh733/
Keanss732/
Kainse732/
Kansch731/
Kanshp731/
Kheens731/
Kheins731/
Kaunst731/
Cahnsd731/
Khanns731/
Keatns731/
Qukans731/
Keanns731/
Khoons730/
Keanse730/
Kouhns730/
Keuhns730/
Kachinshe711/
Kanz674,084/
Kons671,411/
Kassens67782/
Cans67631/
Kansowa67273/
Kanç6796/
Qans6715/
Cahsens6711/
Kassins677/
Khanshe675/
Kochins675/
Caheins672/
Khaunse672/
Kaitens672/
Keatins672/
Kautins672/
Kahance671/
Katense671/
Katinse671/
Kheansh671/
Kanś671/
Kasynsh671/
Kohhyns671/
Kansche670/
Kaggins670/
Cachins670/

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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 Kahns
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