Colbe Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Greenland

Colbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1811:559,32762,686
France991:670,93786,003
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
England111:5,065,278148,650
Greenland111:5,125525
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Colbé (1) are calculated separately.

Colbe (39) may also be a first name.

Colbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colbe is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Colbé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colbe? popularity and diffusion

Colbe is the 676,370th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. Colbe occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Colbe live; 41 percent live in Southeast Asia and 41 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 39 people.

The surname Colbe is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 559,327. In The Philippines Colbe is most common in: Mimaropa, where 15 percent reside, Western Visayas, where 15 percent reside and Eastern Visayas, where 14 percent reside. Not including The Philippines this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in France, where 22 percent reside and Denmark, where 9 percent reside.

Colbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Colbe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colbe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Colbe last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Colbe earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $43,353 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.94% less than the national average, earning $29,842 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colbé931/
Czolbe91275/
Colbey91272/
Colber91145/
Colbea91141/
Colbie91129/
Colbet9144/
Colbes917/
Colbee910/
Colbett8324/
Coulber8315/
Collber832/
Coolbee831/
Colbest831/
Coulbee831/
Colbech830/
Colbeit830/
Kolbe8018,873/
Colby8017,419/
Calbe80317/
Culbe80114/
Colba80110/
Colve8056/
Zolbe8043/
Solbe8019/
Jolbe8018/
Colbi808/
Colue807/
Colwe804/
Coolbeth77180/
Colbeich7782/
Colbeath771/
Collbeth771/
Colver731,212/
Calbet73793/
Cholbi73660/
Coulby73312/
Kolbey73156/
Calbes73143/
Qolbie73129/
Colvez73122/
Colvey73113/
Kolbee73110/
Culber7377/
Kolbie7374/
Czolba7373/
Colwes7335/
Colvee7330/
Collby7327/
Calbie7322/
Zolber7320/
Koulbe7319/
Colvet7316/
Sollbe7315/
Kolbei7315/
Calber7311/
Calbez7310/
Solbøe7310/
Kolbeu739/
Colbay735/
Coluer735/
Cholby735/
Solbey734/
Colvie733/
Colbit733/
Calbey733/
Colbis733/
Colves733/
Colwey733/
Chalbe733/
Djolbe733/
Colvée733/
Colbér733/
Coolbi732/
Culbet732/
Koelbe732/
Kolbeh732/
Colvea732/
Jolber732/
Colweu731/
Caulbe731/
Cohlby731/
Chulbe731/
Coluey731/
Colwee731/
Scolby731/
Scalbe731/
Solbee731/
Coolwe731/
Joulbe731/
Kollbe731/
Zholbe731/
Solbeh731/
Solbie731/
Caalbe731/
Dzolbe731/
Calbei731/
Culbey731/
Calbee731/
Coulbi731/
Colwed730/
Colbuy730/
Colboa730/
Collue730/
Coolby730/
Kolbez730/
Kolbed730/
Collver67913/
Colvett67313/
Ciulbea6784/
Coulboy6748/
Colbois6740/
Kolbetz6719/
Kolbech6711/
Koulbey6711/
Kolberh679/
Zolberh679/
Djoulbe676/
Koulbei675/
Coulver673/
Colluer672/
Caulber672/
Kolbeis672/
Zoulbey672/
Khoulbe671/
Kolbeit671/
Kolbets671/
Koulbie671/
Chalbee671/
Culbeet671/
Collves671/
Colwett671/
Koolber671/
Koolbea671/
Tchalbe671/
Calbees671/
Calbets671/
Ccoloue671/
Catilbe671/
Coolboy671/
Colluez671/
Colbitz671/
Colveid671/
Cholbay671/
Coolver670/
Calbest670/
Culbech670/
Colwest670/
Calbett670/
Colbith670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Colbe
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