Cougar Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Cougar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cougar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Cougar (145) may also be a first name.

Cougar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cougar is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cougar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,415,499th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Cougar are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 766,399th most widely held first name globally It is held by 145 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 3,419,424. In The United States Cougar is most common in: California, where 25 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Washington, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Cougar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cougar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cougar last name expanded 442 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cougar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cougar surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Cougar earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.65% less than the national average, earning $30,788 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chougar92702/
Cougard9274/
Cogar913,268/
Cugar9110/
Chouggar865/
Choughar861/
Coghar831,962/
Zougar831,780/
Chogar83594/
Congar83319/
Chugar83287/
Cogard83181/
Coygar8335/
Coggar8317/
Caugar834/
Cogart833/
Kougar833/
Csogar831/
Coogar830/
Choughare801/
Caughar7737,503/
Zouggar774,260/
Zougarh77275/
Choghar7730/
Cogahar7715/
Chogare7711/
Coeghar779/
Chugare777/
Chhugar775/
Koungar773/
Chuggar773/
Zoughar773/
Khougar771/
Caugare771/
Caungar771/
Chhogar771/
Ceyugar771/
Kougare771/
Zougaar771/
Cuongar770/
Cosgard770/
Zogar73767/
Zugar73489/
Kogar73288/
Kugar73120/
Cagar7365/
Cogor7325/
Qogar731/
Zouggarh71310/
Caugharr7117/
Chaughar7116/
Zougharh7111/
Kayougar717/
Chaugare715/
Chhogare715/
Kouhgard714/
Cauyagar714/
Kousgard713/
Chughare712/
Koushgar712/
Choghare711/
Chauggar711/
Zoughair711/
Kougaard711/
Chougour711/
Caugahar711/
Cougourd711/
Kongar6714,459/
Kungar672,227/
Chagar67704/
Kousgaard67510/
Kohgar67259/
Cangar67181/
Zogarh67137/
Zughar67105/
Kogare6779/
Casgar6771/
Zhugar6761/
Kogard6761/
Kocgar6751/
Congor6745/
Quagar6739/
Kuhgar6737/
Cokgor6732/
Koghar6728/
Khogar6717/
Caigar6715/
Kaugar6714/
Khugar6714/
Zugair6712/
Csogor679/
Zuogar678/
Kugare677/
Zohgar676/
Chaughare675/
Kuegar675/
Kuggar674/
Caggar673/
Cagare673/
Zoogar673/
Chogor673/
Kughar672/
Chugor672/
Caghar671/
Koygar671/
Kugaur671/
Kuigar671/
Zoigar671/
Zuhgar671/
Zoggar671/
Cogore671/
Kusgar671/
Koçgar671/
Kosgar671/
Çoygar671/
Zoghar671/
Qogare671/
D'Schugar671/
Zeugar671/
Cagart670/
Keugar670/

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