Cocu is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cocu
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Name focused in the north of France (60, 80) and in Belgium, but is also found in Central (18). Refers he deceived husband or not? Difficult to answer with certainty. The etymology is cuculus Latin (= cuckoo), which was already used as offensive term for adultery lover (from the habit of going cuckoo lays her eggs in another's nest), or a lover benumbed. The sense deceived husband is attested only from the fifteenth century, which does not mean we did not do previously used, of course. Adutère betrayed husband or lover? The choice is tricky, and I care not to decide.

How popular is Cocu?

Cocu is ranked 207334 on our list.

Cocu is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Romania which may be its originating country too. Around 1642 people have been found who wears Cocu as their family name. Cocu is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
381,097 Ukraine4
340,120 Canada4
35,789 Turkey3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
723,167 Indonesia2
1,527,634 United States2
95,312 Argentina2
28,232 Morocco2
20,595 China2
1,704,541 India1
174,544 Czech Republic1
25,721 Egypt1
123,175 Tanzania1
289,511 England1
172,258 Germany1
50,549 Georgia1
153,416 Italy1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
12,745 Luxembourg1
58,885 Poland1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
45,082 Spain45
36,547 Switzerland27
75,259 Australia22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
20,785 Belgium82
9,802 Moldova53
Countries with hundreds of Cocu:
3,266 Romania731
20,978 France465
15,290 Netherlands182
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Comments

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Evie Farrel
 Cocu is a surname that means in old French, the name of the bird, subsequently remade in after the cuckoo bird call.

Cocu Namesakes

  • John Cocuzzi, Musician
  • John Cocuzzi, Musician
  • Delano Cocu, Phillip Cocu's son
  • Phillip Cocu, Football manager
  • Phillip Cocu, Football manager
  • Senna Cocu, Phillip Cocu's son
  • Phillip Cocu, Football manager
  • John Cocuzzi, Musician

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