Coughtrie Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Coughtrie Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Coughtrie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1561:34,3193,374
England701:795,97243,050
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325

Coughtrie Last Name Facts

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

Coughtrie is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Coughtrie click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coughtrie? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 973,426th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Coughtrie are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Coughtrie is most frequent in Scotland, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 34,319. In Scotland it is most common in: South Ayrshire, where 53 percent are found, East Ayrshire, where 27 percent are found and West Lothian, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Scotland Coughtrie exists in 7 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Coughtrie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Coughtrie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Coughtrie surname increased 2,229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coughtrie Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Coughtrie earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 231.96% more than the national average, earning R 788,868 per year and in United States they earn 37.86% less than the national average, earning $26,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coughtrey89466/
Coughtree890/
Coughtry82234/
Coughter8249/
Caughtrey780/
Coughtery780/
Caughtry7127/
Caughter7112/
Kaughtrey671/
Caughtery671/
Cvoudhari671/
Kaughtry591/

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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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  • 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 Coughtrie
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