Colch Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Colch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Colch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colch is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Colch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colch? popularity and diffusion

The last name Colch is the 4,649,889th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 72 percent of Colch live; 72 percent live in Australasia and 72 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Colch is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,076,592. In Australia Colch is most prevalent in: Queensland, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Australia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and China, where 6 percent reside.

Colch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Colch last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colsch91246/
Cholch9170/
Colche9157/
Coulch9135/
Colc8922/
Kolch80281/
Colsh8031/
Colci8024/
Colce808/
Colcz807/
Colhs806/
Collc805/
Zolch801/
Calch801/
Coolc801/
Coulc801/
Qolch801/
Culch800/
Kolsch73476/
Kolche739/
Chalch736/
Koelch735/
Colece732/
Colhes731/
Kolchė731/
Côlsch731/
Calche731/
Koltch730/
Cols671,254/
Chalche67646/
Kolc67279/
Colţ6775/
Colz6758/
Koltsch6724/
Kohlsch6715/
Chulche6714/
Koulche676/
Calc673/
Kolsche672/
Collece672/
Koultch671/
Challch671/
Cholkhe671/
Cuilche671/
Colx671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Colch
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis