McCouat Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

McCouat Surname Definition:

MACOUAT, Macowat: Forms of Macwatt, q. v. John Machouat in Gartness in 1729.

McCouat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia321:843,61652,533
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576

McCouat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACOUAT, Macowat: Forms of Macwatt, q. v. John Machouat in Gartness in 1729.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McCouat Last Name Facts

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

The surname McCouat occurs most in Australia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McCouat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,689,253rd most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 62 percent of McCouat reside; 62 percent reside in Australasia and 62 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 843,616. In Australia it is most frequent in: Queensland, where 84 percent reside and New South Wales, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Australia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

McCouat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCouat has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the McCouat last name rose 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McOuat92354/
McCoat920/
McOuatt8644/
McCoats869/
McCoast860/
McCoa830/
McCuea771/
Mccoha771/
McCoay770/
McCooa770/
McCoach71544/
McCohas711/
McGoath710/
McAoa671/
Mkoua671/
McCohouh671/
McCoahay670/
McCao670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McCouat
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