Kohnson Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kohnson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kohnson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia141:314,89517,893
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kohnson Last Name Facts

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

Kohnson is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohnson? popularity and diffusion

Kohnson is the 3,602,217th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Kohnson live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 314,895. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 93 percent are found and Bomi County, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Liberia Kohnson occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Nigeria, where 7 percent are found.

Kohnson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kohnson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kohnson last name increased 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kohnson Last Name Statistics demography

Kohnson earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Kohnson
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