Couhig Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Couhig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Couhig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
England161:3,482,379114,324
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Wales51:618,90625,852
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Couhig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Couhig is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Couhig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Couhig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,527,735th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Couhig reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 3,553,519. In The United States Couhig is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 31 percent are found, Texas, where 23 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 4 percent are found.

Couhig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Couhig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Couhig surname rose 392 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Couhig Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Couhig surname are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the political party.

Couhig earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.5% less than the national average, earning $35,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couig9129/
Cuhig914/
Couhic838/
Chouig831/
Couic73341/
Couix73257/
Souig737/
Cuheg733/
Coueg733/
Cuigg730/
Chouik67372/
Couick67372/
Suhaig674/
Couikh671/
Zouigh671/
Souigh671/
Coehic671/
Cuhuik671/
Cuhick671/
Cheuig671/
Kouhik671/
Zoohig670/

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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 Couhig
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