Coldewey Surname

409,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Coldewey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Coldewey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6001:134,17616,341
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Coldewey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coldewey is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coldewey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Coldewey is the 409,925th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,553,458 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Coldewey are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 600 people, or 1 in 134,176. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 70 percent live, Hamburg, where 6 percent live and Bremen, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Coldewey occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Coldewey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Coldewey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Coldewey surname increased 3,471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Coldewey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Coldewey last name are 6.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.06% being registered to vote for the party.

Coldewey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning $43,715 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coldewe9353/
Koldewey88217/
Caldewey8867/
Coldeway8829/
Koldeweyh8221/
Koldewe8020/
Caldewe800/
Caldewy800/
Colldeweih7820/
Kaldewey75670/
Koldeway75157/
Koldewee7553/
Koldewei7536/
Caldewei7518/
Coldeeva752/
Koldewej751/
Coldevie750/
Caldeway750/
Koldawey750/
Colldeweith742/
Koldeweij71168/
Koldeweid7121/
Coldeiver711/
Koldeweihe6711/
Caldawe671/
Koldeve671/

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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
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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 Coldewey
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