Colcombe Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Colcombe Surname Definition:

From Challacombe; a location name in Devon Or Chalcombe Northamptonshire.

Colcombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:352,64625,413
Wales1091:28,3902,914
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
Wales21:784,20816,349

Colcombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Challacombe; a location name in Devon Or Chalcombe Northamptonshire.

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

Colcombe Last Name Facts

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

Colcombe is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Colcombe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 818,364th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Colcombe are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 352,646. In England Colcombe is most numerous in: Herefordshire, where 20 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 18 percent live and Worcestershire, where 13 percent live. Besides England it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Colcombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colcombe has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Colcombe last name increased 282 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 5,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colcombe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colcombe surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.89% being registered with the political party.

Colcombe earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.23% more than the national average, earning $44,543 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colcombet94193/
Jolcombe882/
Colconbe881/
Challcombe780/
Salcombe7573/
Culcumber710/
Calcumba631/
Kholkumbe5917/
Kaltchoumbe531/
Joselchambi531/
Kalkumbe501,636/
Kolkamba509/
Kulkumbe505/
Kalkambe504/
Kalsambe501/

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