Cooligan Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Cooligan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cooligan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Cooligan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cooligan has its highest incidence in Canada. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cooligan.

How Common Is The Last Name Cooligan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Cooligan live; 93 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 1,023,489. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 97 percent are found and Quebec, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Canada this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Cooligan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cooligan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cooligan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cooligan are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cooligan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $45,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.91% more than the national average, earning $67,028 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coolighan9411/
Coligan93289/
Colligan884,184/
Coiligan881/
Coligane880/
Cosligan880/
Cooligam880/
Collighan8256/
Coulighan8210/
Coilligan821/
Colligann820/
Caligan801,404/
Soligan80171/
Culigan806/
Koligan803/
Colegan802/
Joligan801/
Coligon801/
Colygan800/
Colugan800/
Coligam800/
Culligan753,224/
Calligan75843/
Caligang75213/
Kolighan75148/
Colligon7584/
Calisgan7526/
Tsoligan754/
Kolligan753/
Kouligan753/
Joligane752/
Collegan752/
Caligane751/
Colligam751/
Calaigan751/
Culigain750/
Colegain750/
Calighan750/
Culighan750/
Callighan71278/
Cullighan7113/
Calaingan711/
Collicgon710/
Colligham710/
Saligan675,266/
Soligon67590/
Calegan67361/
Joligon67176/
Kaligan67159/
Calugan6791/
Koliganova6788/
Zaligan6725/
Solygan679/
Kuligan677/
Caligon673/
Solegan672/
Zolegan671/
Çaligan671/
Joligam671/
Caligam671/

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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
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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 Cooligan
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