Cognac Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Cognac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cognac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1611:412,56360,334
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Cognac (24) may also be a first name.

Cognac Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cognac is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cognac click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cognac? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,202,518th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. Cognac occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Cognac live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Cognac is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name in the world, held by 24 people.

The surname Cognac is most widely held in France, where it is held by 161 people, or 1 in 412,563. In France Cognac is primarily concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 31 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 19 percent live and Brittany, where 14 percent live. Apart from France this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Cognac Last Name Statistics demography

Cognac earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 31.64% less than the national average, earning $33,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coignac92274/
Cognacq92188/
Cognasc9214/
Cougnacq8686/
Cagnac83268/
Sognac8320/
Cugnac8312/
Kognac831/
Jognac831/
Chognacke801/
Cognaux7750/
Cugnach7743/
Cagnaci775/
Sougnac774/
Chagnac771/
Coggnas770/
Cogneaux7188/
Cagnache716/
Tchagnac711/
Cognos6729/
Jognak673/
Cuignache673/
Cagnas672/
Sagnac672/
Tchagnack672/
Cagñac671/
Tchougnak671/
Sognoc671/
Coguennoc671/
Sognak671/
Kognak671/

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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 Cognac
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