Koháry Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Koháry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koháry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia231:232,02036,711
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714

The alternate forms: Kohary (84) are calculated separately.

Koháry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koháry occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Kohary. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Koháry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Koháry live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Slovakia, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 232,020. In Slovakia it is primarily concentrated in: Nitra Region, where 74 percent are found, Banská Bystrica Region, where 17 percent are found and Trenčín Region, where 4 percent are found. Not including Slovakia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 42 percent are found and Czechia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohary9484/
Kohári83843/
Kohariy774/
Kohoury772/
Kaory732/
Koary731/
Kohare673,289/
Kohari671,557/
Kohori67707/
Kohore6782/
Kaoury6711/
Kaoray6710/
Kaorey677/
Cohary674/
Kaoriy672/
Kouary672/
Khoary671/
Kaohri671/
Kaoroy671/
Koairy671/

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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 Koháry
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