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
Zohan (Hindi: जोहन, Marathi: जोहान) is found most frequently in Benin. It can occur as: Zohán. For other potential spellings of Zohan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zohan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 893,754th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 24,291,820 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Zohan live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Zohan is also the 62,688th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 9,664 people.
Zohan is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 88,338. In Benin Zohan is mostly concentrated in: Zou Department, where 70 percent live, Littoral Department, where 23 percent live and Collines Department, where 4 percent live. Outside of Benin this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 37 percent live and Malaysia, where 10 percent live.
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 |
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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 Zohan
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