Kähs Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kähs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kähs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Kähs Last Name Facts

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

Kähs is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kähs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Kähs reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 2,776,050. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 55 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 24 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Chile, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Käs86905/
Khes756,996/
Käch75892/
Kehs75411/
Kähr75361/
Käss75342/
Khis75109/
Kihs7599/
Käsz7553/
Käst7552/
Köhs7513/
Khjs751/
Kyhs751/
Kähsová733/
Khosh6752,303/
Khese671,824/
Khash671,798/
Khess671,101/
Khesh67588/
Khais67510/
Khise67179/
Khyts67106/
Khish6799/
Kehse6755/
Khyst6746/
Käsch6739/
Kaehs6732/
Kayhs6722/
Koehs6722/
Khois6721/
Khays6721/
Kheys6721/
Keuhs6719/
Kheis6712/
Khees679/
Khies675/
Khoes674/
Khasz673/
Kahsh673/
Kihss672/
Kiehs672/
Kohsh671/
Khaes671/
Khysz671/
Khajs671/
Kuhys671/
Kiohs671/
Kyhts671/
Khuys671/
Kishs671/
Khojs671/
Keshs671/
Kyhse671/

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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 Kähs
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