Colbrant Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Colbrant Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse, Kolbrún; a personal name.

Colbrant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1231:93,46914,437
France321:2,075,710171,237
England41:13,929,515290,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Colbrant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse, Kolbrún; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Colbrant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colbrant is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Colbrant.

How Common Is The Last Name Colbrant? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,380,086th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Colbrant live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Colbrant is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 93,469. In Belgium Colbrant is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 67 percent are found, Flemish Region, where 24 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Belgium this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Colbrant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colbrant has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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