Colacao Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Colacao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Colacao Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Colacao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colacao is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Colacao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Colacao is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Colacao reside; 80 percent reside in South America and 80 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: Paraná, where 50 percent live, Bahia, where 25 percent live and Mato Grosso, where 25 percent live. Barring Brazil this surname exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jolacao8625/
Kolacao863/
Collazao802/
Colachaua751/
Salacao7198/
Calazao7125/
Calasao712/
Colosao711/
Calajao711/
Zalacaou671/
Callasao671/
Calachoa671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Colacao
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