Colf Surname

601,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Romania

Colf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:897,17667,678
Romania851:236,21022,608
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Colf Last Name Facts

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

Colf occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Colf is the 601,907th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 14,123,151 people. Colf is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Colf live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 404 people, or 1 in 897,176. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 42 percent are found, Michigan, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Colf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 721 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Colf last name are 31.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.31% being registered with the party.

The amount Colf earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.68% more than the national average, earning R 293,904 per year and in United States they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $46,203 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colfs8993/
Scolf8939/
Colfe8917/
Colff896/
Cholf892/
Collf891/
Ciolfe8029/
Cholfe8029/
Cholff8013/
Kolf751,475/
Solf751,152/
Zolf75715/
Calf75403/
Culf75247/
Colb75158/
Jolf753/
Colv753/
Colw751/
Scalf674,159/
Kolfe671,306/
Kolff67625/
Calfe67167/
Culff67163/
Chalf67142/
Callf6771/
Calff6715/
Koolf6710/
Koelf679/
Calfz672/
Kollf672/
Calfs672/
Soulf672/
Zolfe671/
Koulf671/
Joløf671/
Coolb671/
Kolpf671/
Zolpf671/
Cullf670/
Culfh670/
Jolfs670/
Coulb670/
Culfe670/
Coylw670/

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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 Colf
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