Kahn Surname (original) (raw)

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Kahn Surname

10,186th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 55,263 people bear this surname

• 2014
• 1901
• 1881
• 1880

The alternate forms: Káhn (26) are calculated separately.

Kahn (871) may also be a first name.

Kahn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Cohn, q.v.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Hebrew) a Ger. form of Cohen, q.v. in Dict.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Descendant of Cagano, a pet form of names commencing with Gegen (against), as Gaganhard and Geginheri; German variants of Cohen, q.v.; dweller at the sign of the boat; one who owned or operated a boat.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Kahn is a German word that means, in informal contexts, 'small boat'. It is also a Germanized form of the Jewish surname, Cohen.

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Kahn Demographics

Average Male Kahn Height

176.23 cm

Average male height (US):

175.3 cm

Average Female Kahn Height

162.71 cm

Average female height (US):

161.5 cm

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Kahn Last Name Facts

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

Kahn (Hindi: खां, Marathi: कहन) occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms: Káhn. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kahn? popularity and diffusion

Kahn is the 10,186th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 131,870 people. Kahn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Kahn reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 275,682nd most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 871 people.

Kahn is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 25,607 people, or 1 in 14,155. In The United States Kahn is mostly found in: New York, where 17 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 114 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Kahn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kahn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kahn last name increased 1,112 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,226 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 160 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kahn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kahn surname are 36.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kahn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 57.43% more than the national average, earning 544,819 kr per year; in Peru they earn 38.89% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,924 per year; in South Africa they earn 77.17% more than the national average, earning R 421,032 per year; in United States they earn 24.48% more than the national average, earning 53,711USDperyearandinCanadatheyearn35.7753,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.77% more than the national average, earning 53,711USDperyearandinCanadatheyearn35.7767,453 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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