Kahana
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Aramaic כַּהֲנָא (kahǎnā, “cohen; priest”).
Proper noun
Kahana (plural Kahanas)
- A surname from Aramaic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kahana is the 38389th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 577 individuals. Kahana is most common among White (76.78%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.27%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kahana”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 265.