Kohav Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Kohav Surname User-submission:

The meaning of cohav in Hebrew is 'star'.

Kohav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Kohav Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of cohav in Hebrew is 'star'.

- elironcohav

Kohav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kohav has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohav? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kohav is the 5,213,395th most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Kohav occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kohav are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States Kohav is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 71 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Colorado, where 14 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 36 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 7 percent are found.

Kohav Last Name Statistics demography

Kohav earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning $48,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohavt911/
Koav892/
Khaov80148/
Kohov809/
Cohav807/
Kohaf801/
Gkoav801/
Khaova7379/
Kohova7319/
Kohaif7312/
Khohab734/
Kahaov734/
Kohovs733/
Kohafe731/
Khaaov731/
Kaov676/
Koaw675/
Kahaova671/
Qoav671/
Khojhaw671/

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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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  • 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 Kohav
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