Cou Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Macau

Cou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1041:638,68083,098
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
China311:44,107,1472,374
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Macau31:200,543803
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Cou (143) may also be a first name.

Cou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cou is found most frequently in France. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cou? popularity and diffusion

Cou is the 785,023rd most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 37 percent of Cou are found; 30 percent are found in Western Europe and 29 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Cou is also the 772,378th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 143 people.

The last name Cou is most frequent in France, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 638,680. In France Cou is most prevalent in: Brittany, where 71 percent live, Île-de-France, where 16 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account France Cou is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 18 percent live.

Cou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cou has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cou last name increased 441 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cou last name are 34.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.25% registered to vote for the political party.

Cou earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.75% less than the national average, earning $27,291 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chou86494,067/
Coup861,062/
Coue86942/
Cohu86725/
Coux86598/
Cout86404/
Couy86297/
Coué8699/
Couz8674/
Cous8617/
Coud8615/
Couh867/
Csou863/
Tcou862/
Couj862/
Hcou861/
Kcou861/
Ccou861/
Qcou861/
Dcou861/
Gcou861/
Cu8079,300/
Co8056,920/
Couch7541,510/
Couet752,315/
Couts751,420/
Tchou751,373/
Cajou75961/
Coult75767/
Chouh75735/
Cayou75174/
Couez75119/
Couji75102/
Coyau7573/
Couhe7562/
Caiou7554/
Chhou7551/
Choue7541/
Couie7536/
Couee7536/
Coues7531/
Coutt7528/
Couss7524/
Couët7519/
Coust7514/
Chouň7510/
Couyi758/
Couzs756/
Chgou756/
Couhé753/
Caoue753/
Ceyou753/
Couye753/
Couja753/
Couia753/
Zchou752/
Coued752/
Czous752/
Coujo752/
Coush751/
Couph751/
Czhou751/
Czouz751/
Coupë751/
Coudh751/
Couya751/
Couée751/
Ceiou751/
Couiy751/
Coueh750/
Coupp750/
Cui675,434,667/
Zou674,240,325/
Chu672,218,703/
Cho672,119,473/
Kou67412,508/
Coy6749,623/
Cau6741,526/
Coe6739,118/
Cuz6728,220/
Coutts6714,682/
Cos6714,676/
Coa6713,593/
Coz6713,274/
Coj679,141/
Cue676,387/
Cuy676,380/
Cot676,300/
Coi674,192/
Cut673,828/
Cux673,774/
Cop673,474/
Ceu673,235/
Coo673,214/
Cus671,605/
Cuu671,481/
Cuj671,413/
Coh671,202/
Cup671,140/
Ciu67780/
Cuğ67673/
Coş67638/
Tchoue67405/
Cio67383/
Cuo67279/
Ccu67208/
Coutch67162/
Cohuet67149/
Cko67133/
Cuh67102/
Coyaud6795/
Cod6791/
Tcu6778/
Cgo6772/
Cud6760/
Caihou6758/
Couyet6755/
Cco6751/
Cayoux6747/
Coyaux6739/
Cso6729/
Csu6728/
Coujet6718/
Tchoup6716/
Cuá6716/
Coß6713/
Coyaut6713/
Qou6712/
Couhie6711/
Tco6711/
Coyeau6711/
Kco6711/
Qcu6710/
Couyed6710/
Dco6710/
Gcu6710/
Couett679/
Cayous679/
Qco679/
Couyat678/
Tschou678/
Coujad677/
Cgu676/
Czu676/
Cão675/
Cuș675/
Hcu675/
Dcu675/
Cku674/
Czo674/
Coï674/
Gco674/
Couchh673/
Chouhe673/
Coț673/
Kcu673/
Coushs672/
Cậu672/
Tchouh672/
Chouio672/
Coţ672/
Coutss672/
Cajous672/
Cqo672/
Caouet671/
Cuouet671/
Couttz671/
Tchout671/
Tchoué671/
Czousz671/
Cahoue671/
Ceihou671/
Cuş671/
Cohoue671/
Chohue671/
Couiat671/
Tchouï671/
Hco671/
Couths670/
Cousch670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cou
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