Corcuff Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Corcuff Surname User-submission:

(Breton) This surname means 'charming man' or 'affable man'. It derives from gour, from Proto-Brythonic *gwur, meaning 'man', and kuñv, from Proto-Brythonic *kʉβ̃, meaning 'sweet'.

Corcuff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4211:157,77424,492
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Corcuff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Breton) This surname means 'charming man' or 'affable man'. It derives from gour, from Proto-Brythonic *gwur, meaning 'man', and kuñv, from Proto-Brythonic *kʉβ̃, meaning 'sweet'.

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Corcuff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corcuff occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corcuff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 693,669th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. The last name Corcuff is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Corcuff live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most common in France, where it is held by 421 people, or 1 in 157,774. In France it is most frequent in: Brittany, where 54 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 11 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 8 percent are found. Apart from France it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corcuf921/
Carcuff860/
Corkuff860/
Carcuffe8019/
Courcouf802/
Carchuff801/
Carkcuff801/
Corkhuff800/
Carkuff7197/
Corcaub711/
Carkhuff67527/
Corkhufe671/
Charrcuf671/

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