Colman Forename

89,300th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,623 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Ireland

Colman Forename Definition:

Likewise from Latin columba, ‘a dove,’ but not from the great St. Columba(-us); the Church’s intervention, here, is that of Columbanus, the Irish missionary who, finding the colleens much too alluring for his peace of mind, worked and suffered on the Continent, an influence strengthened and—in this matter of Christian names—given operative point by those five Celtic and English C7 saints who, by methathesis of Columbanus, bore the name of Colman.

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Colman Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania
100%
2,0651:25,5632,386
Ireland
100%
1,0201:4,552465
United States
100%
6861:528,48013,705
Nigeria
100%
5731:309,88511,419
South Africa
100%
2921:186,75612,331
Zimbabwe
100%
1851:83,3726,343
England
100%
1391:400,0219,227
Papua New Guinea
97%
 
1211:67,3746,447
Canada
100%
851:389,80411,242
Uganda
100%
671:611,29713,002
Hong Kong-431:180,2963,188
Solomon Islands
100%
381:15,2881,325
Northern Ireland
100%
291:63,5571,302
Jamaica-271:106,7864,444
Brazil
100%
201:10,711,808129,249
Malaysia
100%
191:1,602,62849,521
Australia-141:975,54411,712
Venezuela
100%
131:2,323,22339,208
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
121:113,4527,514
Guyana-121:63,6055,544
Benin
100%
111:961,44024,735
Philippines
100%
101:10,600,948147,506
Paraguay
100%
101:723,6805,820
China-101:136,605,57866,281
India
100%
91:134,986,4411,652,066
Zambia-71:2,264,97121,963
Scotland
100%
61:891,7289,103
Costa Rica
100%
61:794,6589,692
Cameroon-61:3,601,75060,590
Kenya
100%
61:7,717,85232,954
Argentina
83%
 
61:7,128,87415,663
Italy
100%
51:12,212,41834,417
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
Singapore-41:1,571,76418,508
Switzerland
100%
41:2,053,37418,217
Ivory Coast
50%
 
41:5,768,98376,946
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Wales
100%
31:1,031,43610,092
Nicaragua
100%
31:2,006,11219,543
Honduras-31:2,939,15620,066
Belgium
67%
 
21:5,745,02030,381
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Austria-21:4,257,10013,469
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
21:55,7904,636
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Burkina Faso-11:18,379,469100,219
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912

The alternate forms: Colmán (3) are calculated separately.

Colman (68,313) may also be a surname.

Colman Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Likewise from Latin columba, ‘a dove,’ but not from the great St. Columba(-us); the Church’s intervention, here, is that of Columbanus, the Irish missionary who, finding the colleens much too alluring for his peace of mind, worked and suffered on the Continent, an influence strengthened and—in this matter of Christian names—given operative point by those five Celtic and English C7 saints who, by methathesis of Columbanus, bore the name of Colman. (See also Colan and Colin.)

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Colman Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colmán943/
Coolman92144/
Collman9269/
Colmann9212/
Colmant925/
Coulman925/
Cholman923/
Colmand922/
Coelman921/
Cohlman921/
Csolman921/
Colmaan921/
Colmain921/
Collmann862/
Choulman861/
Chholman861/
Coulmane861/
Colmaine861/
Colman'n861/
Coollman861/
Hcholman861/
Solman831,708/
Calman831,104/
Jolman831,013/
Kolman83766/
Zolman8347/
Colmon8342/
Colmam836/
Culman835/
Chalman77196/
Jholman77119/
Callman7792/
Joulman7725/
Jolhman7721/
Koelman7719/
Kohlman7718/
Koolman7716/
Cullman7713/
Colmond7713/
Calmant7712/
Kolmane7712/
Jollman7711/
Cholmon7711/
Chulman777/
Soolman775/
Kholman775/
Calmann775/
Kollman774/
Zollman773/
Kolmann773/
Jolmhan772/
Solmann772/
Zholman772/
Caalman771/
Calmman771/
Giolman771/
Caulman771/
Colmone771/
Colmont771/
Sollman771/
Solmaan771/
Solmman771/
Koulman771/
Kolmain771/
Kolmang771/
Kolhman771/
Jolmand771/
Jolmman771/
Joslman771/
Tsolman771/
Soilman771/
Calmane771/
Clewman771/
Kollmann7117/
Tchalman7115/
Chalmain7114/
Chhalman7112/
Chalmane7112/
Joselman7111/
Calmaine716/
Kohlmann714/
Koulmane714/
Sollmann713/
Zohlmann713/
Challman713/
Jhollman713/
Khoulman712/
Chsalman712/
Jotelman712/
Giolmand711/
Chalmaan711/
Chalmayn711/
Catilman711/
Tsoulman711/
Zollmann711/
Khollman711/
Koulmann711/
Koulmant711/
Jhoulman711/
Jholmann711/
Jholmant711/
Tsholman711/
Salman67550,925/
Kalman676,403/
Zalman673,641/
Zulman672,479/
Solmon671,906/
Kulman67446/
Jalman67304/
Calmon67263/
Jolmon6753/
Kolmon6731/
Chalmaine6731/
Kálman678/
Casselman678/
Culmon672/
Calmam671/
Chalmayne671/
Zolmon671/
Qalman671/
Kotlemane671/
Tsholmane671/
Tchallman671/

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