Colef Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Colef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania351:573,65341,852
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Colef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colef is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colef? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Colef live; 53 percent live in Eastern Europe and 53 percent live in Romanian Europe.

Colef is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 573,653. In Romania it is most numerous in: Bucharest Municipality, where 97 percent live and Iași County, where 3 percent live. Besides Romania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and Argentina, where 21 percent live.

Colef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colef has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Colef surname rose 750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colef Last Name Statistics demography

Colef earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.75% more than the national average, earning $46,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coleff91138/
Cholef912/
Collef912/
Coleyf910/
Choleff836/
Choulef831/
Calef80745/
Colev80295/
Kolef8075/
Qolef8022/
Solef805/
Coleb802/
Jolef801/
Colew800/
Chalef731,744/
Kholef73778/
Calefe73395/
Koleff73389/
Cholev73276/
Zoulef73206/
Coleva73154/
Cholif73128/
Caulef7372/
Koulef7363/
Caleff7343/
Chulef7317/
Kolefe7317/
Kollef7315/
Callef7315/
Coliev737/
Kolief735/
Coliof734/
Colleb734/
Coulif732/
Scalef732/
Collif732/
Koleef732/
Collew731/
Coleev731/
Coylew731/
Calief731/
Kohlef731/
Culeff731/
Cholew731/
Coleeb731/
Joslef731/
Coleph730/
Jollef730/
Joleff730/
Joleif730/
Kholeif671,603/
Choleva671,363/
Kholief671,347/
Chaleff67244/
Kholeef67122/
Caleffe6755/
Koulefe6732/
Djoleff6727/
Callefe6720/
Kouleff6717/
Kolleff6714/
Chohlev6713/
Calleff6712/
Koleafe6711/
Choleev676/
Challef674/
Khoulef672/
Soullef671/
Colleva671/
Kohleff671/
Kooleff671/
Cosliff670/
Cooliff670/
Jolleff670/
Sohlief670/
Coolheb670/
Calieff670/
Catleff670/
Cuttlef670/
Colleyw670/
Couliff670/

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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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  • 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 Colef
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