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

Colaw is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Colaw is the 667,223rd most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,230,615 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Colaw are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 444 people, or 1 in 816,349. In The United States Colaw is mostly found in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Virginia, where 11 percent live and Oklahoma, where 11 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Colaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Colaw last name grew 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 political 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
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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 Colaw
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