Colbey Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Colbey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Australia751:359,94330,133
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
England131:4,286,005132,302
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Colbey (142) may also be a first name.

Colbey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colbey occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colbey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 959,117th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Colbey reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 775,413th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 142 people.

The last name Colbey is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States Colbey is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 18 percent reside, Georgia, where 10 percent reside and Alabama, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 28 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Colbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colbey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 147 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 63 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colbey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colbey surname are 18.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Colbey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.56% less than the national average, earning $32,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning $49,675 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colbeyi92147/
Colby9117,419/
Colbe91441/
Coulby83312/
Czolbe83275/
Kolbey83156/
Colber83145/
Colbea83141/
Colbie83129/
Colvey83113/
Colbet8344/
Collby8327/
Colbes837/
Colbay835/
Cholby835/
Solbey834/
Calbey833/
Colwey833/
Cohlby831/
Coluey831/
Scolby831/
Culbey831/
Colbee830/
Colbuy830/
Coolby830/
Coulboy7748/
Colbayi7743/
Colbett7724/
Coulber7715/
Koulbey7711/
Collber772/
Zoulbey772/
Coolbee771/
Colbest771/
Coulbee771/
Coolboy771/
Cholbay771/
Colbech770/
Colbeit770/
Kolbe7318,873/
Kolby73833/
Calbe73317/
Calby73115/
Culbe73114/
Colba73110/
Solby73100/
Qolby7358/
Colve7356/
Zolbe7343/
Solbe7319/
Jolbe7318/
Jolby7317/
Culby7316/
Colbi738/
Colue737/
Colvy736/
Colwe734/
Zolby731/
Colbé731/
Coolbeth71180/
Colbeich7182/
Kolbeyaz716/
Colbeath711/
Collbeth711/
Calvey671,385/
Colver671,212/
Calbet67793/
Cholbi67660/
Calbay67659/
Cholvy67609/
Kolbay67425/
Calbes67143/
Qolbie67129/
Colvez67122/
Kolbee67110/
Culvey67108/
Kolbye67100/
Salbey6791/
Culber6777/
Kolbie6774/
Czolba6773/
Kolwey6769/
Solbay6767/
Colway6758/
Kulbey6753/
Colwye6737/
Colwes6735/
Colvee6730/
Calbie6722/
Zolber6720/
Koulbe6719/
Colvet6716/
Qolbiy6716/
Çalbey6716/
Sollbe6715/
Kolbei6715/
Kolvey6713/
Calber6711/
Coelba6711/
Calbez6710/
Solbøe6710/
Kolbeu679/
Kholby678/
Colbas676/
Coluer675/
Kolboe674/
Solboy674/
Colvie673/
Colbit673/
Colbis673/
Colves673/
Chalbe673/
Kalbey673/
Djolbe673/
Colvée673/
Colbér673/
Coolbi672/
Caluey672/
Culbet672/
Koelbe672/
Kolbeh672/
Colvea672/
Jolber672/
Colweu671/
Kolboy671/
Caulbe671/
Chulbe671/
Colwee671/
Scalbe671/
Solbee671/
Chalby671/
Coolwe671/
Joulbe671/
Kollbe671/
Zholbe671/
Solbeh671/
Solbie671/
Qalbey671/
Caalbe671/
Dzolbe671/
Calboy671/
Calbei671/
Coulbouee671/
Colbaș671/
Calbee671/
Coulbi671/
Scalby670/
Colwed670/
Calwey670/
Colbat670/
Colboa670/
Collue670/
Caulby670/
Kolbez670/
Kolbed670/

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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 Colbey
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