Coughey Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Coughey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Coughey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Coughey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coughey is held by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coughey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,305,105th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname Coughey is mostly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Coughey live; 65 percent live in Australasia and 65 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most commonly used in New Zealand, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 48,174. In New Zealand Coughey is most common in: Auckland Region, where 69 percent are found, Bay of Plenty Region, where 23 percent are found and Wellington Region, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account New Zealand Coughey occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Coughey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Coughey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 163 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Coughey Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Coughey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.05% more than the national average, earning $51,200 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couhe8362/
Couhie7711/
Chey7318,453/
Coue73942/
Couy73297/
Cuhe73170/
Cohy7334/
Couh737/
Cuhy730/
Couch6741,510/
Cheyo6715,449/
Couet672,315/
Cohea67959/
Kouhe67541/
Cheya67415/
Cheye67304/
Cugge67171/
Cogge67164/
Couez67119/
Couie6736/
Couee6736/
Coues6731/
Cheey6723/
Cahey6719/
Cheyu6710/
Coeyo6710/
Kouhy6710/
Couyi678/
Cogie677/
Cuhyi676/
Coyhe675/
Caoue673/
Couye673/
Couhé673/
Kughe673/
Coued672/
Cuihe672/
Couiy671/
Coush671/
Cohwe671/
Kchey671/
Hcuhe671/
Couph671/
Cohiy671/
Cohje671/
Couée671/
Couya671/
Coudh671/
Quhey671/
Coueh670/
Coohy670/

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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 Coughey
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