Cockles Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
England

Cockles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cockles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
England201:2,785,90397,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Cockles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cockles is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cockles? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,312,869th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Cockles are found; 65 percent are found in South America and 65 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Cockles is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 4,865,326. In Brazil Cockles is mostly found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 64 percent reside, Pernambuco, where 30 percent reside and Alagoas, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Brazil Cockles occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Cockles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cockles has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cockle921,578/
Cocles9233/
Cokles921/
Cockley86350/
Cockels8617/
Cockler865/
Cocklet861/
Chokles861/
Kockles861/
Sockles860/
Cocklee860/
Cuckles860/
Cocle8367/
Cokle831/
Cocilles801/
Chocklex801/
Cockells801/
Coockley800/
Cokley771,155/
Coclet77203/
Coclea77199/
Kokles77184/
Cookle7750/
Coclez7717/
Kockls774/
Coklis774/
Cackle772/
Cockly771/
Coccle771/
Coclis771/
Cokkle771/
Cockla770/
Cocley770/
Kockle770/
Coukle770/
Cokler770/
Coklet770/
Jokles770/
Cocler770/
Coskle770/
Coucelles752/
Coccilles751/
Cookley71107/
Cackley7178/
Couclet7161/
Cookler7141/
Cooklis7125/
Sackles7121/
Kockhle7120/
Jackles7114/
Koukles715/
Cokliss715/
Cooklee714/
Chakles712/
Koklesz712/
Chacles711/
Kuckles711/
Kockels710/
Kockley710/
Caukles710/
Cascles710/
Coskley710/
Coukley710/
Kokle67510/
Cocuelle67133/
Cokli6771/
Chouklis6769/
Casscles6763/
Cacelles6733/
Kucklies6726/
Kokls6720/
Jacklets6718/
Cochelle679/
Cooklish675/
Cocly675/
Cakle674/
Cacle673/
Coclé672/
Kocle672/
Kocls672/
Cotclett671/
Coucelle671/
Cooskley671/
Cocli671/
Cosskler670/
Cokly670/

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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 Cockles
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