Kohit Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kohit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kohit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kohit (41) may also be a first name.

Kohit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kohit (Hindi: कोहित) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kohit click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohit? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kohit are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 73 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,590,275th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 41 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia Kohit is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 100 percent live. Aside from Malaysia this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live and Thailand, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohith911/
Kahit80410/
Kohet8098/
Cohit8047/
Kehit807/
Kohid804/
Kouit801/
Kohić801/
Koait801/
Koeht800/
Khoait73797/
Koyiet73359/
Kouite73355/
Kohidh7323/
Koiyet7316/
Khohid737/
Cohite734/
Koehte732/
Kahiet731/
Kouith731/
Kouitz731/
Kohget731/
Kouitt730/
Koheet730/
Koet6713,020/
Kahithe6747/
Käit6727/
Kouitte6714/
Kohaidd671/

Kohit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kohit in the Hindi language
कोहितkohita-

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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 Kohit
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