Couzyn Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Couzyn Surname Definition:

“Cousin” in Old Dutch (Cosyn).

Couzyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa741:732,13151,520
France321:2,075,710171,237
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Couzyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Cousin” in Old Dutch (Cosyn).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Couzyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Couzyn is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Couzyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,674,734th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The last name Couzyn is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Couzyn reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 732,131. In South Africa Couzyn is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 61 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 20 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in France, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Couzyn Last Name Statistics demography

Couzyn earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 114.27% more than the national average, earning R 509,196 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cozyn91211/
Cousyn83760/
Couzin83450/
Couzen8320/
Cuzn801/
Couzenn772/
Chouzin772/
Chuzhyn772/
Couzgin770/
Kuzyn732,748/
Kozyn732,567/
Cuzin731,743/
Cosyn73627/
Cozin73415/
Cuzen73176/
Cozen73155/
Zozyn739/
Zuzyn733/
Cousn731/
Cuznt731/
Cozne730/
Tchouzin714/
Chuzhyna712/
Cousin6738,346/
Chuzen674,003/
Kuzyna673,295/
Kozyna672,462/
Chozin671,348/
Kozhyn67553/
Cozien67348/
Cousen67342/
Causyn67134/
Chozen67102/
Kurzyn6799/
Korzyn6784/
Khozyn6771/
Cotzin6740/
Kuzhyn6737/
Khuzyn6736/
Corzin6731/
Coucin6727/
Couzem6723/
Cauzin6723/
Corzen6722/
Cozzen6721/
Kuczyn6721/
Cuzzen6718/
Cuzzin6713/
Koczyn6712/
Chazyn6712/
Cozzin6712/
Chuzin6712/
Ceuzin6712/
Kouzin6712/
Cotzen6711/
Tchouzing6710/
Kudzyn679/
Koszyn677/
Curzen677/
Chużyn676/
Curzin676/
Kaczyn675/
Cuzent673/
Cochyn673/
Couzim673/
Kuszyn672/
Coozen672/
Coujin672/
Cadzyn672/
Zouzin672/
Cozing671/
Cuzing671/
Couśin671/
Cousín671/
Cauzen671/
Cosuin671/
Couxin671/
Coysin671/
Cutzen671/
Coszin671/
Coszen670/
Cougin670/
Cougen670/
Cuygen670/

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