Cold Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Denmark

Cold Surname Definition:

A corruption of Cole.

Cold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran811:947,93244,636
Denmark561:100,7989,513
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Cold (202) may also be a first name.

Cold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Cole.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cold Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cold occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Cold.

How Common Is The Last Name Cold? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,290,735th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Cold reside; 46 percent reside in South Asia and 46 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Cold is also the 637,340th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 202 people.

The last name Cold is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 947,932. In Iran Cold is most prevalent in: Khuzestan Province, where 26 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 19 percent are found and Fars Province, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Iran it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 32 percent are found and Germany, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Could8922/
Chold8922/
Colds8919/
Colld895/
Coltd895/
Scold892/
Czold891/
Coold891/
Col8610,933/
Coseld801/
Collds801/
Tchold801/
Choldt800/
Cole75449,543/
Cool7539,046/
Coll7533,583/
Colt752,967/
Coil752,905/
Kold751,406/
Coul75920/
Colp75798/
Zold75721/
Sold75631/
Cohl75262/
Coyl7599/
Cald7576/
Colţ7575/
Colț7531/
Colì7520/
Coël7517/
Jold756/
Culd755/
Cojl754/
Cuol753/
Cgol752/
Cotl751/
Cosl751/
Colh750/
Cosield736/
Coldova735/
Coutild731/
Coyle6750,167/
Colle6710,210/
Coull674,526/
Coole671,565/
Coile671,142/
Coult67767/
Cotel67601/
Colte67188/
Coule67159/
Cosil67151/
Cogli67136/
Cosel6799/
Cholt6775/
Soldt6769/
Cooll6760/
Koldt6752/
Scolt6749/
Chald6730/
Cocel6720/
Coill6719/
Zsold6718/
Colht6717/
Coolt6714/
Colts6713/
Cotil6712/
Coulp678/
Jould678/
Colcz677/
Cauld676/
Colhe676/
Soold676/
Kolld676/
Colhs676/
Koldd675/
Cuolt675/
Khold675/
Chuld674/
Coysl673/
Kcole672/
Calds672/
Cosle672/
Cottl672/
Soldh672/
Zoold672/
Collt672/
Calld672/
Jolds671/
Cocil671/
Cohll671/
Colgy671/
Giold671/
Zoild671/
Zould671/
Scald671/
Soyld671/
Soldì671/
Couhl671/
Coytl671/
Coolh671/
Kcool671/
Caldh671/
Ckool671/
Cotyl671/
Cgald671/
Coelt671/
Joltd671/
Ccole670/
Joldt670/
Coihl670/
Soild670/
Cojle670/

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