Courageux Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Courageux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Courageux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1821:364,96054,499
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Courageux (142) may also be a first name.

Courageux Last Name Facts

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

The last name Courageux occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Courageux? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,235,409th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Courageux are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 775,413th most commonly used given name globally, held by 142 people.

The surname is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 364,960. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 30 percent are found, Normandy, where 25 percent are found and Grand Est, where 14 percent are found. Other than France Courageux occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent are found and Chad, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couragee823/
Corrigeux78134/
Kouragee711/
Cauraseks561/
Kourgioukos501/

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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 Courageux
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