Colans Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Colans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Colans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colans is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colans? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Colans is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Colans are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Colans is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 310,720. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 86 percent live, Walloon Region, where 8 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Belgium this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 2 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Colans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Colans surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colanse92684/
Collans928/
Cohlans920/
Colains920/
Colyans920/
Scollans8621/
Collians8616/
Collains867/
Solans832,775/
Kolans8330/
Calans839/
Colons837/
Jolans832/
Scollians800/
Colance77390/
Callans77233/
Collons7784/
Jollans7767/
Culanse7719/
Soulans7717/
Calanse7715/
Coloins7713/
Colanze779/
Solansh773/
Coulons773/
Chalans772/
Calains772/
Colions771/
Calaans771/
Collams771/
Colanch771/
Koilans771/
Cullans770/
Coleins770/
Calhans770/
Calamns770/
Challans71349/
Collions7134/
Colloins714/
Kollanse711/
Collance711/
Colanche711/
Coulance711/
Scollons710/
Colleins710/
Calahans710/
Zalans67166/
Kalans6768/
Salans6744/
Jalans6733/
Kolons6724/
Calams6721/
Kulans6719/
Kolanz6719/
Calasense6717/
Soláns679/
Solanz672/
Callahans672/
Solons671/
Coloms671/
Sólans671/
Kelans670/
Scallians670/
Culons670/

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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
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  • 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 Colans
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