Coey Surname

237,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Coey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Coey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8941:405,43535,365
Northern Ireland3001:6,1501,112
Canada1461:252,36723,920
England1131:493,08031,588
Cambodia881:175,9902,912
Australia701:385,65331,598
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Ireland151:313,92910,911
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
China41:341,830,39216,990
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Macau11:601,6301,582
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1821:24,3402,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Coey (222) may also be a first name.

Coey Last Name Facts

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

Coey is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Coey.

How Common Is The Last Name Coey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 237,065th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 4,301,975 people. The last name Coey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Coey reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 605,116th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 222 people.

The surname Coey is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 894 people, or 1 in 405,435. In The United States Coey is most numerous in: Ohio, where 36 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Coey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Coey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,466 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 514 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Coey surname are 27.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.1% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Coey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.2% less than the national average, earning R 37,536 per year; in United States they earn 13.87% less than the national average, earning $37,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.69% more than the national average, earning $51,019 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couey892,409/
Cowey891,348/
Cooey89316/
Cohey8943/
Coeyo8910/
Coeya894/
Cgoey891/
Caoey890/
Coe8639,118/
Coohey8069/
Cauoey801/
Cogiey801/
Ckooey801/
Cooeye801/
Coheyo801/
Coggey800/
Cowe751,808/
Coye751,130/
Coet75920/
Koey75697/
Coes75426/
Couy75297/
Coez75201/
Coer75158/
Cohe75124/
Coie75119/
Coțe7568/
Coay7547/
Coea7536/
Cuey7515/
Caoy7512/
Cooe759/
Coee758/
Caey757/
Coei757/
Coed756/
Ceay755/
Coej754/
Caoe752/
Coae752/
Coep751/
Coșe751/
Ccoe751/
Ckoe751/
Cqoe751/
Couteye731/
Coyoy6716,767/
Cotea671,315/
Cahoy671,308/
Cohea67959/
Cocea67955/
Khoey67542/
Cohay67178/
Cohez67115/
Koeya6790/
Coyoa6784/
Coaje6773/
Coets6770/
Cueyo6756/
Coest6750/
Kowey6748/
Coejo6746/
Cajoy6739/
Couie6736/
Kouey6736/
Couee6736/
Cejay6731/
Cheuy6726/
Cooer6720/
Caoye6720/
Cahey6719/
Coerr6718/
Cojei6717/
Cayey6716/
Cohoy6715/
Coheh6714/
Coaya6713/
Caoya6711/
Coșer6710/
Cosea678/
Cheay678/
Couyi678/
Coyie677/
Caoyi677/
Cayoy676/
Ckoye676/
Koiey675/
Coțea675/
Coyhe675/
Kojey675/
Koeye675/
Coeea674/
Ceiye674/
Koeyo674/
Qohey674/
Cooyo674/
Caeya674/
Caoue673/
Couye673/
Coaie673/
Coayo673/
Cawey672/
Kohey672/
Coaye672/
Cohie672/
Coeio672/
Coyoe672/
Koyey672/
Koeiy672/
Kaoey672/
Qojey671/
Cajoe671/
Cauey671/
Cayoe671/
Ceeay671/
Cooeh671/
Cowei671/
Coweu671/
Coeas671/
Coebp671/
Coehr671/
Coeoe671/
Coett671/
Cohhe671/
Cohwe671/
Coyeu671/
Cojay671/
Coech671/
Kooey671/
Ckoez671/
Couay671/
Couya671/
Couée671/
Coyoi671/
Coyaa671/
Coyay671/
Coaay671/
Cooes671/
Cohje671/
Coiue671/
Cojoy671/
Coesp671/
Qoiey671/
Coiei671/
Qoeyi671/
Coecz671/
Coiay671/
Couiy671/
Coyue671/
Gccoe671/
Ceahy670/
Coahy670/
Coowe670/
Cooie670/
Coheu670/
Coess670/
Cuiey670/
Qooey670/

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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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  • 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 Coey
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