Coleau Surname
Approximately 339 people bear this surname
Coleau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 292 | 1:227,475 | 35,284 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Coleau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Coleau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Coleau is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Coleau.
How Common Is The Last Name Coleau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 820,032nd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Coleau are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Coleau is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 227,475. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 75 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 7 percent are found and Guadeloupe, where 6 percent are found. Beside France this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Coleau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Coleau has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Couleau | 92 | 539 | / |
| Colea | 91 | 663 | / |
| Coilleau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Collea | 83 | 148 | / |
| Colțea | 83 | 141 | / |
| Colgea | 83 | 95 | / |
| Caleau | 83 | 73 | / |
| Coleou | 83 | 31 | / |
| Coleah | 83 | 11 | / |
| Colieu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Coleha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Coliea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Colåea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Colgeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Colesea | 77 | 58 | / |
| Colleou | 77 | 11 | / |
| Cosleou | 77 | 4 | / |
| Collieu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Coleșea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Colegia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Colleay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Colèšea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coleașă | 77 | 1 | / |
| Colehat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Colja | 73 | 905 | / |
| Calea | 73 | 560 | / |
| Colléaux | 71 | 29 | / |
| Collegia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Colichea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Colehous | 71 | 0 | / |
| Colehass | 71 | 0 | / |
| Callea | 67 | 2,293 | / |
| Colgiu | 67 | 347 | / |
| Coljee | 67 | 185 | / |
| Koleah | 67 | 153 | / |
| Koleha | 67 | 80 | / |
| Koleňa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Koliea | 67 | 15 | / |
| Colija | 67 | 9 | / |
| Colgia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Caleea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Caleoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Coliou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Coloiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Coléou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kolgea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koleay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Colhia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colías | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coljat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Coliah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Collía | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caleșu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caleha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kolieu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cahlea | 67 | 0 | / |
| Colgey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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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 Coleau
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