Kohen Surname

76,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Kohen Surname User-submission:

Kuhn is a surname of German origin, derived from the Old German name Conrad / Konrad. In some cases it may be a Germanized version of Cohen.

Resources: https://en.wikipedia.

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Kohen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2,1131:16,3162,464
United States1,1931:303,82127,953
Japan7531:169,7808,213
Turkey6111:127,36710,492
Colombia4491:106,4013,744
Argentina3011:142,00512,023
France2451:271,11341,730
Canada721:511,74443,418
Venezuela571:529,8969,899
Chile521:338,7789,521
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
England461:1,211,26256,182
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Ukraine281:1,625,811125,303
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Israel191:450,40234,739
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Panama91:434,6958,518
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
India71:109,580,769786,157
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Albania61:485,67618,535
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
China21:683,660,78330,601
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1241:404,98929,999

Kohen (157) may also be a first name.

Kohen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kuhn is a surname of German origin, derived from the Old German name Conrad / Konrad. In some cases it may be a Germanized version of Cohen.

Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuhn

- kuhni74

Kohen Last Name Facts

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

Kohen (Marathi: कोहेन) is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kohen is the 76,391st most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,135,839 people. Kohen is primarily found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Kohen reside; 33 percent reside in North Africa and 33 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 732,696th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 157 people.

The surname Kohen is most frequent in Morocco, where it is carried by 2,113 people, or 1 in 16,316. Excluding Morocco it is found in 68 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Japan, where 12 percent live.

Kohen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kohen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kohen last name increased 962 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 657 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kohen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kohen are 41.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.14% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kohen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 144.75% more than the national average, earning R 581,616 per year; in Colombia they earn 46.35% less than the national average, earning $12,180,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 22.35% more than the national average, earning $52,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.14% more than the national average, earning $73,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koohen9126/
Koehen9116/
Khohen917/
Kohien912/
Kohehn911/
Kcohen911/
Kohenn911/
Koheen911/
Koen8917,722/
Koehein8355/
Khoheng831/
Kohheng831/
Cohen80391,124/
Koene802,300/
Khaen801,267/
Kahen801,241/
Khoen80581/
Koenn80238/
Kohin80137/
Kehen8075/
Kheun8014/
Koein8012/
Kooen809/
Kohem808/
Koenk807/
Qohen803/
Koeen801/
Hkoen801/
Koeyn801/
Koenh800/
Kohenová775/
Kohenova772/
Kohain731,743/
Koehne731,630/
Khoene73980/
Koijen73146/
Koeten73110/
Khaeen7318/
Koenne7315/
Keehen738/
Coehen738/
Cohenn736/
Kohhem736/
Koeain735/
Coohen734/
Koesin734/
Cohien733/
Koeien733/
Koenhe733/
Koehnt733/
Khahen733/
Khoehn733/
Khoein733/
Cohgen732/
Cohend732/
Koehin732/
Ccohen731/
Kehean731/
Khaend731/
Khoenn731/
Koehng731/
Koemng731/
Koetng731/
Kohayn731/
Koohin731/
Koeehn731/
Kehein731/
Kàhene731/
Koenth731/
Khaene731/
Khuoen731/
Koeina731/
Cohemn731/
Cohenc731/
Cohhen731/
Khaaen731/
Kohint730/
Koegne730/
Coen6711,808/
Kaen679,208/
Keun67451/
Käen6775/
Koenova6774/
Khoeina6732/
Kohaing6719/
Koeting6716/
Koeysin6710/
Kojienė675/
Qoen673/
Koesien673/
Kohohyn673/
Koechin672/
D'Cohen672/
Kahiten671/
Khaethn671/
Koettng671/
Koohain671/
Cohennd671/
Cohenne671/
Koenová671/
Koén671/
Kouïhin671/
Khaheen671/
Khaheng671/
Kohinng670/
Koetten670/
Keehhen670/
Koehnck670/
Cohetin670/

Kohen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kohen in the Marathi language
कोहेनkohena-

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Kohen Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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