Cockings Surname

442,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cockings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cockings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4611:120,86312,230
Wales1141:27,1452,804
Jamaica891:32,2472,327
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Australia301:899,85754,700
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:163,59314,057
Wales131:120,6475,000
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Cockings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cockings is most common in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cockings? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cockings is the 442,751st most prevalent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 9,439,826 people. Cockings occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Cockings reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Cockings is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 461 people, or 1 in 120,863. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Northamptonshire, where 17 percent live, Bedfordshire, where 15 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 15 percent live and Jamaica, where 12 percent live.

Cockings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cockings has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 309 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 877 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 177 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cockings Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cockings are 18.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cockings earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $50,560 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cocking935,064/
Cokings931/
Cookings881/
Cochings880/
Coekings880/
Coking86124/
Coching802,280/
Kocking8032/
Cooking8022/
Cokieng809/
Coccing801/
Kokings800/
Cacking800/
Coukking753/
Couching752/
Joykings751/
Sookings750/
Koking71144/
Cokeng7149/
Caking7129/
Coceng7113/
Cacing7110/
Cocink715/
Kocing710/
Jakings6743/
Kooking6719/
Caccing6710/
Khoking675/
Kohking673/
Sakings673/
Caching673/
Koyking672/
Kouking671/
Gcacing671/
Kokking671/
Kokiong671/
Cauking670/
Casking670/

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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 Cockings
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