Col Forename

39,712th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 18,729 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Col Forename Definition:

The pet-name ‘shape’ of Colin; occasionally of Colbert, Colborn, Colman, and Columbine.

Col Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia-4,8581:2,811473
India
100%
2,5651:473,63738,712
Bangladesh-2,1081:75,6465,664
Sudan-1,9831:19,0661,940
Italy
99%
 
1,7501:34,8931,139
Pakistan
57%
 
1,3291:146,2445,557
Saudi Arabia-8741:35,2554,434
United States
100%
7261:499,36213,181
Sri Lanka-5721:36,3624,240
Ghana-3931:68,6673,308
England
94%
 
2781:200,0115,912
Mali-2761:61,5143,059
New Zealand-1631:27,8281,903
Egypt-1301:706,93015,746
Canada
83%
 
911:364,10310,765
Nigeria
100%
501:3,551,28759,976
Portugal-371:281,3755,179
Malaysia
 
76%
311:982,25634,885
Cambodia
67%
 
281:581,19011,641
Germany
70%
 
271:3,580,66216,495
Philippines
75%
 
251:4,240,37976,922
Albania
100%
211:145,0758,676
DR Congo-211:3,515,60073,131
Indonesia-211:12,283,984367,223
South Africa
100%
211:2,596,79370,323
Thailand
75%
 
211:3,336,46774,526
Ecuador-161:1,107,9328,230
Libya-161:388,8321,019
Scotland
100%
141:382,1695,277
Singapore
100%
141:449,07510,858
Mexico
50%
 
131:9,549,57129,766
Brazil-121:17,853,013181,068
Kosovo-121:155,1206,935
South Korea-101:554,44213,303
Afghanistan-81:4,077,94025,891
Lebanon-81:703,4467,424
Hong Kong-61:1,292,1216,806
Japan-61:21,331,01046,700
Niger
100%
61:3,197,33233,105
Oman-61:684,7785,486
Papua New Guinea
100%
61:1,358,71989,225
Russia
100%
61:24,038,95165,699
Brunei
100%
51:83,9141,339
China-51:273,211,15675,889
France-51:13,294,06836,843
Spain-51:9,305,99318,112
Wales-51:618,8627,373
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Burundi-41:2,476,6401,357
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Ethiopia-41:24,390,03319,296
Fiji-41:223,0942,508
Iraq-41:8,754,46516,071
Israel-41:2,100,73020,870
Kenya-41:11,576,77840,588
Poland
100%
41:9,506,7785,827
Sweden
100%
41:2,464,47734,955
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Zambia-41:3,963,69831,018
Armenia
100%
31:972,9188,284
Belgium-31:3,830,01425,398
Colombia-31:15,926,30951,235
Puerto Rico-31:1,183,4345,646
Taiwan-31:7,923,22799,341
Turkey
100%
31:25,933,90352,822
Uganda
100%
31:13,652,30774,436
Northern Ireland
100%
21:921,5733,058
Argentina-21:21,386,62229,627
Chile-21:8,803,60433,591
Georgia-21:1,869,23320,119
Greece-21:5,467,27417,678
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
Jordan-21:4,413,3878,826
Moldova-21:1,780,5707,407
Paraguay-21:3,618,40211,946
Tanzania-21:26,394,16073,301
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Yemen-21:13,148,37610,677
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Bhutan-11:824,9286,865
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Burkina Faso-11:18,379,469100,219
Comoros-11:761,339901
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Liberia-11:4,412,06136,340
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Netherlands
78%
 
11:16,902,08343,152
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Senegal
100%
11:14,581,35634,505
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
South Sudan
100%
11:11,551,0193,224
Switzerland
100%
11:8,213,49636,387
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Turkmenistan
100%
11:5,472,8703,925
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Zimbabwe-11:15,423,817113,731

The alternate forms: Çol (2) are calculated separately.

Col (10,933) may also be a surname.

Col Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The pet-name ‘shape’ of Colin; occasionally of Colbert, Colborn, Colman, and Columbine.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

A Celtic name, meaning: Victory.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Col Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çol892/
Chol86220,924/
Cole8628,790/
Cool866,162/
Colt863,262/
Coll86298/
Cold86202/
Coel8695/
Coil8686/
Coul8633/
Scol8630/
Cohl8627/
Ciol8626/
Coyl8614/
Cuol8610/
Colp866/
Cosl863/
Tcol862/
Hcol862/
Cgol861/
Colh861/
Colë861/
Gcol861/
Cojl861/
Chuol75123,771/
Choul7527,608/
Chole7510,022/
Colle751,535/
Coyle75271/
Chool7549/
Coule7545/
Cosil7535/
Choll7530/
Coile7520/
Cooll7519/
Coell7519/
Chhol7518/
Coltt7518/
Coole7514/
Ciole7514/
Choil7511/
Cosel7511/
Scoll7510/
Hcole757/
Cotel756/
Could754/
Coull754/
Colth753/
Kcole753/
Scool752/
Ccole752/
Ccool752/
Coltd752/
Colll752/
Coold752/
Cocil752/
Cogli752/
Cotil752/
Cocel751/
Ckool751/
Dcool751/
Cosyl751/
Coill751/
Coldt751/
Colhe751/
Colph751/
Colpp751/
Coolh751/
Tchol751/
Tcoll751/
Tcool751/
Zcoil751/
Hcold751/
Ccolw751/
Choyl751/
Coolt751/
Coèly751/
Coeyl751/
Collt751/
Sol6769,580/
Cal6719,478/
Kol6716,860/
Jol673,595/
Zol67907/
Qol67269/
Cul67239/
Tchole6788/
Choule6742/
Chhole6738/
Cholle6728/
Cosell6711/
Cousil679/
Cossil677/
Cotell675/
Coille675/
Cochel673/
Tschol673/
Cosill673/
Coullt673/
Cottel673/
Collld673/
Cochèl672/
Ccoyle672/
Coteel672/
Cossel672/
Cossyl672/
Chhoul672/
Choile672/
Cohhle672/
Coucil672/
Colova672/
Ckhole671/
Cochil671/
Cocill671/
Ciottl671/
Choull671/
Cholhe671/
Ccooll671/
Cousel671/
Cousle671/
Coutel671/
Coutil671/
Coicel671/
Coileh671/
Cosiel671/
Coolle671/
Coolph671/
Ttcoll671/
Scoill671/
Cwollw671/

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