Kohima Surname
Approximately 260 people bear this surname
Kohima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 194 | 1:12,420 | 2,342 |
| Ivory Coast | 27 | 1:854,490 | 22,281 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Kohima (629) may also be a first name.
Kohima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kohima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kohima (Bengali: কোহিমা, Hindi: कोहिमा, Marathi: कोिहमा) occurs most in Namibia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kohima click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kohima? popularity and diffusion
It is the 988,329th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name Kohima is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Kohima are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 332,048th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 629 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Namibia, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 12,420. In Namibia Kohima is most frequent in: Khomas Region, where 52 percent live, ǁKaras Region, where 44 percent live and Hardap Region, where 2 percent live. Barring Namibia it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kohimat | 92 | 29 | / |
| Kohimah | 92 | 6 | / |
| Kohhimai | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kahima | 83 | 1,232 | / |
| Kooima | 83 | 384 | / |
| Kouima | 83 | 306 | / |
| Kohimo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kohema | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kehima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koaima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Khouima | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kahoima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kahuima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khoeima | 77 | 4 | / |
| Koiyema | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khahima | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kouimas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koema | 73 | 1,066 | / |
| Kõima | 73 | 19 | / |
| Köima | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kahimath | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kohuimey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahema | 67 | 3,523 | / |
| Kahimo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Koetma | 67 | 31 | / |
| Cahima | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khaema | 67 | 6 | / |
| Qahima | 67 | 5 | / |
| Koemai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kuiema | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koemad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kheuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehema | 67 | 1 | / |
Kohima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kohima in the Marathi language | ||
| कोिहमा | koihama | - |
| Kohima in the Hindi language | ||
| कोहिमा | kohima | 93.33 |
| कोहीमा | kohima | 6.67 |
| Kohima in the Bengali language | ||
| কোহিমা | kohima | 88.89 |
| কুহিমা | kuhima | 11.11 |
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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 Kohima
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