Colban Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Colban Surname Definition:

From the ON. personal name Kolbeitin (ODan. Colben). A person of this name gave name to Covington, which see. Colbanus a cleric, 1107—24 (Nat. MSS., I, 11, 12). Colban, mormaer of Buchan, made a gift to the monastery of Deer, c. 1150 (Bk.

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Colban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2421:82,9669,698
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
England341:1,638,76668,634
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Norway201:257,11427,149
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Çolban (632) are calculated separately.

Colban (23) may also be a first name.

Colban Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the ON. personal name Kolbeitin (ODan. Colben). A person of this name gave name to Covington, which see. Colbanus a cleric, 1107—24 (Nat. MSS., I, 11, 12). Colban, mormaer of Buchan, made a gift to the monastery of Deer, c. 1150 (Bk. Deer). Later, as earl of Buchan he witnessed a confirmation charter to the Abbey of Lindores (LAC., 1), and was witness to a charter by William the Lion to the Abbey of Arbroath, 1178—82 (RAA., II, P. 535). In Shetland Kolbeinn appears in place name as Cullin, in Cullinsbroch, Bressay (Jakobsen).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Colban Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colban occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Çolban. For other possible spellings of Colban click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colban? popularity and diffusion

It is the 596,518th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,960,816 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Colban are found; 47 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 47 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 23 people.

It is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 82,966. In Romania Colban is mostly found in: Suceava County, where 76 percent are found, Timiș County, where 21 percent are found and Vaslui County, where 2 percent are found. Besides Romania it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Colban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colban has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Colban surname increased 1,488 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colban Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colban last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Colban earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning 373,804 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.38% more than the national average, earning $69,250 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çolban94632/
Colband927/
Colbank925/
Cholban921/
Colbean920/
Colbain920/
Cotelban862/
Colbasin861/
Calban831,016/
Colvan8398/
Colbon8388/
Kolban8346/
Solban839/
Culban831/
Coluan831/
Colbam831/
Choulbane802/
Colbanova802/
Coolbanck800/
Calbang77516/
Colhuan77116/
Kholban7788/
Colbong7757/
Culbant7730/
Colwand7723/
Tsolban779/
Chalban778/
Koilban777/
Kolbane772/
Colvant771/
Koolban771/
Jolbain771/
Kohlban771/
Colwane771/
Colvane771/
Colvand771/
Kolbain771/
Callban770/
Colboun770/
Colboin770/
Coulbam770/
Colbone770/
Colvean770/
Colbaum770/
Kolbasin711,375/
Kolbasyn71257/
Kotelban7134/
Colhuane7115/
Khoulban715/
Kholbain713/
Kolbahyn711/
Chalbane711/
Josilban711/
Koulbang711/
Coulboun710/
Kalban67874/
Calvan67717/
Jalban67605/
Kolbanova67284/
Salban67235/
Çulban67205/
Kolvan6746/
Kulban6728/
Colvon6723/
Kolwan6714/
Culvan6713/
Caluan6713/
Calbon6710/
Kolbon6710/
Kolbanová677/
Kholbatin677/
Zalban674/
Zolvan674/
Kolbassin673/
Zolbanova673/
Zulban672/
Çalban671/
Solbon671/
Colbom671/
Calwan671/
Coluon671/
Coolbeing671/
Culbon670/

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