Cookney Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cookney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cookney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:723,61140,488
Canada481:767,61660,775
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
United States101:36,245,893832,629
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808

Cookney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cookney is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cookney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,409,418th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Cookney is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Cookney are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 723,611. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 19 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 18 percent are found and Lancashire, where 17 percent are found. Excluding England this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Cookney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cookney has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cookney last name grew 296 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cookney Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cookney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.17% less than the national average, earning $44,134 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cockney86143/
Jookney861/
Coocney860/
Scockney801/
Sookne7752/
Coknez7713/
Kokney775/
Cokner771/
Coocne771/
Cocney770/
Cockny770/
Cuckney7165/
Sackney7162/
Zokneyi7118/
Zackney7110/
Tchokne716/
Tsokney714/
Kackney713/
Sockney712/
Kockney712/
Sooknie711/
Chookna711/
Jackney711/
Sooknuy711/
Cockner710/
Jockney710/
Kokne67622/
Zockneyi6735/
Cakne674/
Chokhnee673/
Kokny672/
Tchokgne671/
Tchoukne671/
Sokne671/
Jokne671/
Jokinney671/
Jokenney671/
Chocnhey671/
Cocknett670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cookney
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