Kans Surname

602,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden971:101,5137,360
United States921:3,939,771214,590
India891:8,618,712176,377
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Latvia331:62,1239,312
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Kanś (1) are calculated separately.

Kans (2,557) may also be a first name.

Kans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kans (Hindi: कंस, Marathi: कंस, Oriya: କଂସ, Russian: Канс) is most common in Sweden. It can be found in the variant forms: Kanś. Click here for further possible spellings of Kans.

How Common Is The Last Name Kans? popularity and diffusion

It is the 602,749th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 14,150,575 people. Kans occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Kans are found; 27 percent are found in Northern Europe and 20 percent are found in Scandinavia. Kans is also the 145,693rd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 2,557 people.

The surname Kans is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 101,513. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Dalarna County, where 65 percent live, Östergötland County, where 9 percent live and Stockholm County, where 6 percent live. Outside of Sweden this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and India, where 17 percent live.

Kans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kans last name grew 438 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kans surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

Kans earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.12% more than the national average, earning $64,343 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanś921/
Kanse8925,939/
Khans89624/
Kahns89257/
Kains89182/
Keans8992/
Kansh8938/
Kanns8912/
Kauns895/
Kaëns893/
Kayns892/
Kansz891/
Kan's891/
Kgans891/
Kaans891/
Kanss890/
Kanshe80652/
Khanse80540/
Håkans80352/
Katins80301/
Khansh8069/
Kasens8029/
Kaunse8027/
Kansse8024/
Kahans8019/
Kasnæs8019/
Kainsh8016/
Kacens8013/
Kasins8010/
Khayns809/
Kaßens807/
Kaanse806/
Khains805/
Kannse804/
Kacins804/
Khanss803/
Kainse802/
Keanss802/
Keanns801/
Kaunst801/
Keatns801/
Khanns801/
Qukans801/
Kansch801/
Kanshp801/
Kahnns800/
Keanse800/
Kanz754,084/
Kons751,411/
Cans75631/
Kanç7596/
Qans7515/
Kassens73782/
Kansowa73273/
Kassins737/
Khanshe735/
Khaunse732/
Kaitens732/
Keatins732/
Kautins732/
Katense731/
Katinse731/
Kheansh731/
Kachins731/
Kasynsh731/
Kansche730/
Kaggins730/
Kainz6710,405/
Koons677,567/
Kanje672,973/
Kanze672,523/
Cains671,832/
Kouns671,327/
Kohns67833/
Khanz67234/
Konse67228/
Kance67139/
Canse67109/
Keins6756/
Kaunz6751/
Canns6734/
Keuns6723/
Koins6721/
Khansova6717/
Cahns6717/
Ceans6716/
Khens6714/
Kanzh6711/
Khanx6710/
Kamås678/
Khons677/
Quans677/
Kachense676/
Cauns675/
Kaschins673/
Konsh673/
Qansh673/
Kahnz671/
Kaanz671/
Kheanshe671/
Kanjt671/
Kassenns671/
Konns671/
Canst671/
Konss671/
Kaisense671/
Qahns671/
Camns671/
Caans670/
Casns670/
Canss670/
Kanzt670/

Kans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kans in the Marathi language
कंसkansa-
Kans in the Hindi language
कंसkansa81.75
कन्सkansa11.11
कांसkansa4.76
Kans in the Oriya language
କଂସkansa66.67
କଂସାଇଁkansa'im33.33
Kans in the Russian language
Кансkans-

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