Zohan Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Zohan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 117 | 1:88,338 | 10,310 |
| Iran | 112 | 1:685,558 | 36,303 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Ivory Coast | 19 | 1:1,214,275 | 27,625 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Zohán (1) are calculated separately.
Zohan (9,664) may also be a first name.
Zohan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zohan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zohan (Hindi: जोहन, Marathi: जोहान) is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Zohán. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Zohan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 893,754th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. The surname Zohan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Zohan reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zohan is also the 62,688th most frequent first name globally, held by 9,664 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 88,338. In Benin it is most common in: Zou Department, where 70 percent are found, Littoral Department, where 23 percent are found and Collines Department, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Benin Zohan occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 37 percent are found and Malaysia, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zohán | 93 | 1 | / |
| Zhohan | 91 | 176 | / |
| Zohain | 91 | 5 | / |
| Zoan | 89 | 242 | / |
| Dzhohan | 83 | 300 | / |
| Zohon | 80 | 6,421 | / |
| Zouan | 80 | 307 | / |
| Čohan | 80 | 88 | / |
| Zăhan | 80 | 82 | / |
| Çohan | 80 | 82 | / |
| Dzoan | 80 | 44 | / |
| Zoann | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zhoan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zähan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zoahn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zhaon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zohoun | 73 | 2,290 | / |
| Zouain | 73 | 456 | / |
| Tsohan | 73 | 22 | / |
| Coohan | 73 | 8 | / |
| Dzhoan | 73 | 7 | / |
| Zhouan | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zhuoan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Cohhan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Zaehan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Csohan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cohaan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hcohan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Coan | 67 | 7,737 | / |
| Chohaan | 67 | 259 | / |
| Zaon | 67 | 121 | / |
| Choahan | 67 | 48 | / |
| Chohhan | 67 | 28 | / |
| Chohaun | 67 | 14 | / |
| Zhou'an | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chohain | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chohann | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cohahan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dzhoann | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dzhouan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zchoane | 67 | 1 | / |
Zohan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zohan in the Hindi language | ||
| जोहन | johana | - |
| Zohan in the Marathi language | ||
| जोहान | johana | 50 |
| झोहन | jhohana | 50 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Zohan
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis