Colaw Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Colaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4441:816,34962,706
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Colaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colaw occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 667,223rd most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 16,230,615 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Colaw live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Colaw is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 444 people, or 1 in 816,349. In The United States Colaw is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Virginia, where 11 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Colaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Colaw surname rose 415 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Colaw last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Colaw earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.59% less than the national average, earning $39,009 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coolaw913/
Colaaw911/
Coulaw910/
Colgaw910/
Hgcolaw831/
Colahaw831/
Choulaw831/
Colow801,095/
Calaw8041/
Kolaw8039/
Colab807/
Culaw803/
Colaf802/
Colav801/
Kolawe7385/
Cotlow7349/
Collow7339/
Catlaw7338/
Kolauw7334/
Cholow7319/
Colova7317/
Coliab7313/
Caslaw7311/
Caliaw7310/
Callaw738/
Collab735/
Calyaw734/
Cutlaw733/
Calawe732/
Kholaw731/
Colowa731/
Coolow731/
Caelaw731/
Colaff731/
Culiaw731/
Coloow731/
Coulow730/
Collova67737/
Cholova6789/
Choilaf6762/
Kohlhaw6749/
Chaleaw6724/
Koulawe679/
Chaliaw672/
Cuslhaw672/
Collows672/
Chalaiw671/
Choulaf671/
Chollow671/
Coyllow671/
Cahalaw671/
Chalgaw671/
Cottlow670/
Cosllow670/
Cootlow670/
Colleyw670/

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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 Colaw
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