Kohat Surname

893,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Kohat Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kohat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1631:4,705,923120,533
Afghanistan1011:318,3484,949
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kohat (177) may also be a first name.

Kohat Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kohat (Hindi: कोहत, Marathi: कोहाट) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 893,754th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname Kohat occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Kohat live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 685,598th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 177 people.

Kohat is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 4,705,923. In India Kohat is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 87 percent live, Gujarat, where 12 percent live and Bihar, where 1 percent live. Besides India this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 34 percent live and Pakistan, where 6 percent live.

Kohat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kohat has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kohat surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohaut91276/
Khohat911/
Koat896,993/
Kohaute8312/
Kohaudt831/
Kohathe831/
Kohad803,089/
Koate80604/
Cohat80124/
Koatz8075/
Kouat8051/
Khoat8035/
Kohot8030/
Kohót8029/
Koath8019/
Khaot8018/
Koaut801/
Qohat801/
Kcoat801/
Koait801/
Koeat801/
Ckoat800/
Kohout737,737/
Kouate731,060/
Khoait73797/
Cohaut73104/
Kahhat7337/
Kohoot7324/
Kouatt7321/
Kooate738/
Khaote735/
Khoate735/
Koaths733/
Khohad733/
Kouats732/
Kohaad732/
Khouat731/
Khauat731/
Koahad731/
Gkohad731/
Kojhad731/
Khaoot731/
Koaate731/
Cohats730/
Kohaud730/
Kohautová711/
Coat6740,058/
Kouathe67107/
Kaot6752/
Kouatte6716/
Qoat6713/
Koad6711/
Khoathe675/
Koiyate671/
Kohaidd671/
Kahhatt671/
Kahaout671/
Koač671/
Kouayte671/
Kouatch671/
Kohoust671/
Khaouth671/
K'Ouatt671/
Kahaute671/
Khaodth671/

Kohat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kohat in the Hindi language
कोहतkohata-
Kohat in the Marathi language
कोहाटkohata91.09
कोहातkohata5.94
कोहटkohata0.99
केहाटkehata0.99

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kohat
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