Kohans Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kohans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kohans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia331:62,1239,312
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kohans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kohans is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kohans click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,373,373rd most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Kohans live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 62,123. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 55 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 36 percent reside and Semigallia, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Latvia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Iran, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koans9115/
Cohans831/
Kojians7729/
Kohance771/
Kaons731/
Koanz730/
Coans730/
Kohounse711/
Koğanç672/
Koanze671/
Kaonse671/
Cgoans671/
Kaonst670/
Koance670/
Kouanze6211/
Koandje622/
Cauhans621/
Kahonse621/
Cohoons621/
Cohanch620/
Kouandje577/
Caons550/
Kohoundje531/
Kaonze5055/
Kaonje5012/
Cauans501/
Cahons501/
Kahoms501/
Koãche501/

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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 Kohans
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