Cognian Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Cognian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cognian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile351:503,32812,866
United States111:32,950,812797,015

Cognian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cognian occurs more in Chile more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cognian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cognian live; 76 percent live in South America and 76 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Chile, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 503,328. In Chile Cognian is mostly concentrated in: Araucanía Region, where 40 percent live, Bío Bío Region, where 29 percent live and Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 20 percent live. Apart from Chile this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live.

Cognian Last Name Statistics demography

Cognian earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.36% more than the national average, earning $65,312 USD per year.

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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 Cognian
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