McCouaig Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

McCouaig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McCouaig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:1,466,26563,675
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Wales51:618,90625,852
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

McCouaig Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCouaig occurs most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCouaig? popularity and diffusion

The last name McCouaig is the 2,061,309th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of McCouaig reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,466,265. In England it is most frequent in: Oxfordshire, where 24 percent live, City of Bristol, where 16 percent live and Gloucestershire, where 13 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

McCouaig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCouaig has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the McCouaig surname rose 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCouaig Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McCouaig last name is primarily Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCouig9320/
McCoag8642/
McCauig802/
McOuigg800/
McOag770/
McGouagh751/
McCuoough712/
Mccoac711/
McKeaig6725/
McUeigh672/
McGoagh671/
McEaigh670/
McCaegh670/
McKeaigg6358/
McOhough631/
McGaough631/
McGaheg532/
McKeaic531/
McKoegh530/
McGoegh530/
McAcheak501/

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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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  • 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 McCouaig
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