Colb Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Colb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

Colb (15) may also be a first name.

Colb Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Colb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,385,851st most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Colb are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 15 people.

The last name Colb is most common in The United States, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 3,207,601. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 13 percent live, New York, where 12 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Colb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Colb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Colb surname contracted 7 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colb last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Colb earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.6% less than the national average, earning $42,029 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colbs8913/
Colbt891/
Coolb891/
Scolb890/
Coulb890/
Colbth800/
Kolb7556,904/
Colp75798/
Colf75516/
Solb75362/
Calb7553/
Culb7517/
Colv753/
Zolb751/
Colw751/
Colfs6793/
Koslb6773/
Colpe6768/
Cholp6759/
Koelb6740/
Kolbs6736/
Solbø6727/
Kholb6717/
Colfe6717/
Colps6715/
Coulp678/
Colff676/
Soulb676/
Chalb674/
Zholb673/
Kolbë672/
Soilb672/
Collf671/
Kotlb671/
Coylw670/
Kolbt670/
Chulb670/
Koulb670/
Caulb670/

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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
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  • 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 Colb
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