Kohár Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kohár Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kohár Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia4871:10,9581,348
Hungary581:169,24614,882
Czechia201:531,67354,411

The alternate forms: Kohar (48,478) are calculated separately.

Kohár Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kohár is found in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Kohar. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohár? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 561,353rd most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,898,311 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kohár live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Slovakia, where it is carried by 487 people, or 1 in 10,958. In Slovakia Kohár is mostly found in: Žilina Region, where 83 percent are found and Banská Bystrica Region, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Slovakia Kohár exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 10 percent are found and Czechia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohar9348,478/
Kohor80226/
Koňár8010/
Koahr800/
Kohárová77273/
Khohar731,811/
Kohhar73115/
Kohair7320/
Kohaar7318/
Kohoor737/
Koahar736/
Kohuor733/
Kohard732/
Koohar731/
Kohear731/
Kohaur731/
Koohor731/
Koehar731/
Kohort730/
Koar674,145/
Kaor671,182/
Khohare67112/
Koór6750/
Kohahar6716/
Khohhar677/
Khohard675/
Khojhar674/
Kohardt672/
Kaouthr672/
Koohhar672/
Kohoure671/
Kohaure671/
Khoohar671/
Koeheir671/
Kohohre671/
Kohourt670/

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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 Kohár
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