Collans Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Collans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Collans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland201:187,1617,190
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Collans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Collans is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Collans? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Collans are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 8,998,567. In Australia it is most numerous in: Queensland, where 67 percent live and Western Australia, where 33 percent live. Not including Australia Collans occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Collans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Collans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Collans surname declined 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Collans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Collans last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

Collans earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scollans9321/
Collians9316/
Collains937/
Colans9242/
Scollians880/
Colanse86684/
Callans86233/
Collons8684/
Jollans8667/
Collams861/
Cullans860/
Colains860/
Colyans860/
Cohlans860/
Challans80349/
Collions8034/
Colloins804/
Kollanse801/
Collance801/
Colleins800/
Scollons800/
Solans772,775/
Kolans7730/
Calans779/
Colons777/
Jolans772/
Callahans752/
Scallians750/
Colance71390/
Sallans71263/
Colloms7194/
Sollons7160/
Jallans7130/
Culanse7119/
Soulans7117/
Calanse7115/
Coloins7113/
Kallans7113/
Colanze719/
Callons718/
Coulons713/
Solansh713/
Chalans712/
Calains712/
Colanch711/
Koilans711/
Calaans711/
Colions711/
Callams710/
Coleins710/
Calhans710/
Calamns710/
Cullons710/
Challons6745/
Scallons679/
Colanche671/
Coulance671/
Kollance671/
Callance671/
Kollamse671/
Sollions670/
Calahans670/

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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 Collans
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