Kh Surname

48,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,7381:161,89610,084
Indonesia3,4061:38,8284,507
Vietnam6461:143,415840
Taiwan5221:44,913516
Malaysia4641:63,5654,732
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Iran2901:264,76719,581
United Arab Emirates2011:45,5834,611
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Kh (37,265) may also be a first name.

Kh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﺎ, Hindi: खॉ, Marathi: ख्, Russian: Хъ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kh? popularity and diffusion

Kh is the 48,065th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 678,227 people. Kh is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Kh are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kh is also the 23,563rd most frequently held first name in the world, held by 37,265 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 4,738 people, or 1 in 161,896. In India Kh is most common in: Assam, where 54 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 21 percent reside and Bihar, where 7 percent reside. Apart from India it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 32 percent reside and Vietnam, where 6 percent reside.

Kh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (72%) in Ukraine.

Kh earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.93% less than the national average, earning $42,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khe803,832/
Kkh8017/
Khh8013/
Hkh8012/
Ckh8010/
Kgh806/
Kxh806/
Gkh804/
Qkh804/
Kqh803/
Khỉ801/
K676,101/
Åkhe676/
Kcsh672/
Hgkh672/
Hkgh672/
Khsz672/
Khdt672/
Ksch672/
Kthh672/
Kqhs672/
Gqkh672/
Kkhh672/
Kkhe672/
Kcgh672/
Khhh672/
Khzs671/
Kkhz671/
Kkph671/
Kksh671/
Kgqh671/
Kgsh671/
Khjs671/
Khbp671/
Khdd671/
Kcth671/
Kqgh671/
Ktdh671/
Khhd671/
Hhkh671/
Khåň671/
Kzch671/
Kkgh671/
Qukh671/
Qksh671/
Qkxh671/
Ckhh671/
Ckhp671/
Hkht671/
Ktht671/
Kshh671/
Khdh671/
Kqhe671/
Gkhe671/
Gkhh671/
Hqkh671/
Hckh671/
Hkhd671/
Hkhe671/

Kh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺧﺎkha-
Kh in the Marathi language
ख्kh-
Kh in the Hindi language
खॉkho21.08
ख्kh21.08
खॅkhe11.03
खाॅkhae10.29
ख्यालीkhyali9.56
ख्यालीलालkhyalilala7.35
खांkham6.86
खाkha4.41
खानkhana4.41
खातूनkhatuna3.92
Kh in the Russian language
Хъh-

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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 Kh
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