Kass Surname

46,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Kass Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Kass, a pet form of Cazo; one with the characteristics of a blackbird.

Kass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7041:63,5457,446
Morocco1,4651:23,5333,669
Poland5211:72,95311,426
Estonia4521:2,924204
Germany3891:206,95523,572
Luxembourg2681:2,166239
Russia2661:541,81649,020
Hungary2061:47,6525,093
Israel1901:45,0406,057
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
England1461:381,63126,761
Canada1311:281,26426,302
Latvia1081:18,9822,852
Iran1051:731,26237,809
France761:873,983102,402
Argentina711:602,02042,723
Kazakhstan631:280,67523,957
Malaysia611:483,51224,345
Finland571:96,4339,934
Papua New Guinea531:153,84421,244
Australia521:519,14839,018
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Faroe Islands451:1,089142
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Austria341:250,45429,541
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Romania311:647,67345,663
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Sweden231:428,12030,474
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Belarus191:500,05646,922
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Algeria161:2,414,47244,357
United Arab Emirates161:572,64223,583
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
India131:59,005,029552,550
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Norway81:642,78647,258
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
China21:683,660,78330,601
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3181:157,92014,489

The alternate forms: Kašs (5) are calculated separately.

Kass (3,078) may also be a first name.

Kass Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Kass, a pet form of Cazo; one with the characteristics of a blackbird.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kass Last Name Facts

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

Kass (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﺹ, Hindi: काएसएस, Russian: Касс) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Kašs. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kass? popularity and diffusion

Kass is the 46,103rd most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 647,782 people. The last name Kass is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Kass live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kass is also the 130,050th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,078 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,704 people, or 1 in 63,545. In The United States Kass is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 16 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States Kass occurs in 102 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 13 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Kass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kass has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kass last name rose 1,794 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kass Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kass are 3.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.3% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kass earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 63.86% more than the national average, earning 567,075 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.34% less than the national average, earning R 184,548 per year; in United States they earn 20.8% more than the national average, earning $52,126 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $51,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kašs925/
Kasse8925,118/
Kaiss891,989/
Kauss89866/
Khass89141/
Kayss8945/
Kassp8939/
Kadss8920/
Kashs897/
Kajss897/
Kasst894/
Keass893/
Kaass892/
Kassh892/
Kassd891/
Katss891/
Kas867,898/
Kashsh80400/
Kaisse80263/
Khasse8033/
Kausse8013/
Kaysse8010/
Kassız808/
Khauss807/
Kassch804/
Khayss803/
Khashs803/
Kashse803/
Kaishs802/
Khaiss802/
Keasse802/
Kaasse801/
Kasshe801/
K'Hass801/
Kahass800/
Kase7548,445/
Cass7519,262/
Koss7511,316/
Kais759,833/
Kash756,946/
Kays756,498/
Kaus755,801/
Kaas755,039/
Khas754,304/
Keas75826/
Kajs75213/
Kahs75155/
Kasz75132/
Kkas7538/
Kõss7538/
Qass7532/
Kaså7515/
Kaïs7514/
Hkas7512/
Kasë755/
Kaës753/
Kóss752/
Gkas751/
Qkas751/
Kqas751/
Kcas751/
Kassova7399/
Kassová7345/
Kashshe7314/
Kashshp7310/
Kassowa733/
Khashsh732/
Kaushsh731/
Kashshd731/
Kashsch730/
Kause675,726/
Kaise675,476/
Casse675,347/
Kosse674,246/
Kaish674,033/
Kasch673,299/
Kaase672,198/
Khash671,798/
Kashe671,396/
Khaus67959/
Keiss67839/
Quass67715/
Khase67609/
Khais67510/
Kayse67415/
Kaush67243/
Keuss67222/
Kaash67209/
Kazse67190/
Hkash67177/
Kouss67170/
Khaas67168/
Qaiss67146/
Kaysh67137/
Causs67130/
Khasp6785/
Kausz6780/
Kahus6757/
Koiss6751/
Kahse6751/
Kaisz6737/
Kauhs6733/
Kease6727/
Kayhs6722/
Khays6721/
Ceass6719/
Khoss6715/
Kahas6715/
Keaus6714/
Qasse6711/
Koïss679/
Kooss678/
Kajsz678/
Kågas678/
Kaysø677/
Cassø677/
Keash676/
Kaast676/
Kaussova675/
Kkais675/
Kcase674/
Hkase674/
Qayss674/
Caiss673/
Khasz673/
Casst673/
Kaušs673/
Katsz673/
Kahsh673/
Kaľas673/
Kcash673/
Kaais672/
Cassì672/
Kaász672/
Kkase672/
Katst671/
Kauds671/
Khajs671/
Keyss671/
Cassh671/
Cashs671/
Caass671/
Kasce671/
Kashh671/
Kashz671/
Khazs671/
Khasj671/
Kajst671/
Kajås671/
Kossz671/
Casìs671/
Karzs671/
Kasdh671/
Kkkas671/
Kastt670/
Kahst670/
Kossh670/
Gkast670/

Kass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﺎﺹkas-
Kass in the Hindi language
काएसएसka'esa'esa-
Kass in the Russian language
Кассkass-

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