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Last name הכהן (Kohen , Hacohen , הכהן ) , in the entire world, is quite a common cognomen. The surname הכהן is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a rare surname, Japan, and Malta. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Japan, Turkey, and the United States. Much less frequently, הכהן is the forename as well as the last name.