Kahon Surname
Approximately 3,613 people bear this surname
Kahon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,252 | 1:39,313 | 3,511 |
| Ivory Coast | 168 | 1:137,329 | 6,571 |
| Benin | 80 | 1:129,195 | 13,967 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| United States | 34 | 1:10,660,557 | 428,392 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Kahon (149) may also be a first name.
Kahon Demographics
Average Kahon Salary in
United States
$33,962 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kahon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kahon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kahon (Arabic: كحون, Hindi: कहोन) is found most in Japan. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kahon? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 125,880th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,017,035 people. The last name Kahon occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Kahon live; 90 percent live in East Asia and 90 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 754,880th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 149 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 3,252 people, or 1 in 39,313. In Japan it is most common in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 13 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Shimane Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Besides Japan this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent reside and Benin, where 2 percent reside.
Kahon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kahon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kahon last name grew 680 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kahon Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kahon surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Kahon earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.29% less than the national average, earning $33,962 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kahon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kahon in the Hindi language | ||
| कहोन | kahona | - |
| Kahon in the Arabic language | ||
| كحون | khwn | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kahon
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