Kans Surname
Approximately 515 people bear this surname
Kans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 97 | 1:101,513 | 7,360 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| India | 89 | 1:8,618,712 | 176,377 |
| Netherlands | 53 | 1:318,626 | 37,214 |
| Latvia | 33 | 1:62,123 | 9,312 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Kanś (1) are calculated separately.
Kans (2,557) may also be a first name.
Kans Demographics
Kans Political Affiliation
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Kans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kans Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kans (Hindi: कंस, Marathi: कंस, Oriya: କଂସ, Russian: Канс) occurs most in Sweden. It can appear in the variant forms: Kanś. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kans? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 602,749th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,150,575 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Kans live; 27 percent live in Northern Europe and 20 percent live in Scandinavia. Kans is also the 145,693rd most commonly used first name globally, held by 2,557 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 101,513. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Dalarna County, where 65 percent live, Östergötland County, where 9 percent live and Stockholm County, where 6 percent live. Beside Sweden Kans exists 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 occurrence of Kans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kans last name rose 438 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kans Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kans last name 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
Kans Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kans in the Marathi language | ||
| कंस | kansa | - |
| Kans in the Hindi language | ||
| कंस | kansa | 81.75 |
| कन्स | kansa | 11.11 |
| कांस | kansa | 4.76 |
| Kans in the Oriya language | ||
| କଂସ | kansa | 66.67 |
| କଂସାଇଁ | kansa'im | 33.33 |
| Kans in the Russian language | ||
| Канс | kans | - |
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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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- 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 Kans
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