Colfar Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Colfar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:1,071,50151,923
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Colfar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colfar is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Colfar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,333,370th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Colfar live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,071,501. In England Colfar is most common in: Merseyside, where 79 percent reside, Cheshire, where 12 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Outside of England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Colfar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colfar has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colfard924/
Colfart920/
Colfarz920/
Solfar831/
Colfor831/
Colford771,249/
Colfort77102/
Culfear7711/
Scalfar772/
Zolfare772/
Koolfar771/
Colfoort713/
Coulford711/
Coolfort711/
Colpharp711/
Collford710/
Colforth710/
Zulfar6736/
Kalfar678/
Zalfar672/
Coulphard672/
Kulfar671/
Salfar671/
Kolfor671/
Jalfar671/

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Colfar Reference & Research

Colfer Project FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Colfer Project FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Colfar
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis