Could Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Could Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Could Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England31:18,572,686338,250
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Could Last Name Facts

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

The surname Could is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Could? popularity and diffusion

Could is the 4,206,983rd most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Could are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 27 percent reside, District of Columbia, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Could Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Could has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Could surname fell 27 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Could Last Name Statistics demography

Could earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.95% less than the national average, earning $15,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coul89920/
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Culd895/
Coutild831/
Coull804,526/
Coult80767/
Coule80159/
Couel8044/
Chold8022/
Colds8019/
Coulp808/
Cauld806/
Coltd805/
Colld805/
Chuld804/
Coold801/
Czold801/
Zould801/
Couhl801/
Col7510,933/
Cul751,318/
Coutel73825/
Coulle7398/
Couell7346/
Cousel7321/
Coujil7315/
Cayold7313/
Coutil7312/
Khould7310/
Coucil739/
Cousil737/
Coults736/
Coulte734/
Couial734/
Choult733/
Cousle731/
Tchold731/
Coseld731/
Collds731/
Cohuel731/
Coucel731/
Caouel731/
Coweld730/
Choldt730/
Cole67449,543/
Cool6739,046/
Coll6733,583/
Koul6720,673/
Culp6719,086/
Cull678,985/
Colt672,967/
Coil672,905/
Caul671,617/
Kold671,406/
Cule671,362/
Cuel671,019/
Colp67798/
Zold67721/
Coel67461/
Kuld67396/
Cohl67262/
Coucill67187/
Coyault67107/
Coyl6799/
Cald6776/
Colţ6775/
Cuyl6735/
Colț6731/
Cuil6731/
Cult6725/
Couelle6725/
Colì6720/
Coël6717/
Coussel6712/
Cousell679/
Cosield676/
Zuld675/
Coldova675/
Cuhl675/
Cojl674/
Couëlle674/
Cuol673/
Coutell672/
Qoul672/
Coheald672/
Kcul672/
Cgol672/
Cousill672/
Cosl671/
Ckul671/
Hcul671/
Cuël671/
Couchil671/
Cutl671/
Coultts671/
Cotl671/
Ceul671/
Coussil670/
Coutlet670/
Colh670/

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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 Could
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