Colfin Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Botswana

Colfin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colfin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Colfin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colfin is most common in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colfin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,228,735th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Colfin is primarily found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Colfin live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States Colfin is most numerous in: New York, where 22 percent are found, New Jersey, where 19 percent are found and Alabama, where 4 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 22 percent are found and Botswana, where 3 percent are found.

Colfin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Colfin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colfin Last Name Statistics demography

Colfin earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cholfin9246/
Colfina921/
Calfin831,686/
Kolfin8329/
Zolfin8328/
Solfin8319/
Culfin8310/
Jolfin832/
Colfen830/
Chalfin77783/
Calfuin7723/
Calfina779/
Kholfin774/
Calfink772/
Colphin772/
Collfen771/
Calfion770/
Zolfn731/
Colphijn7110/
Chalfina715/
Kholfina713/
Chalffin710/
Kohlfing710/
Kalfin67209/
Jalfin6752/
Salfin6724/
Solfen6717/
Kolfen6712/
Zalfin675/
Calfín672/
Zulfin672/

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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 Colfin
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