Coogans Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Coogans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Coogans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland581:92,3076,478
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811

Coogans Last Name Facts

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

Coogans has its highest incidence in Scotland. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Coogans? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,871,545th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Coogans occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Coogans live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.

Coogans is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 92,307. In Scotland it is mostly found in: North Lanarkshire, where 38 percent reside, Glasgow City, where 26 percent reside and South Lanarkshire, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Scotland this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Coogans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coogans has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Coogans last name expanded 644 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coogans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cogans922/
Coggans8655/
Scogans861/
Cougans860/
Coggains801/
Scoggans800/
Kogans7760/
Cagans772/
Zogans771/
Joghans713/
Chagans710/
Coggons710/
Chaggans671/
Kagans6245/
Sagans626/
Kogons621/
Jagans621/
Caganz620/
Joggams576/
Cagance571/
Choghonje501/

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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 Coogans
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