Colleou Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Norway

Colleou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colleou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France41:16,605,680368,153
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Colléou (1) are calculated separately.

Colleou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colleou occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Colléou. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colleou? popularity and diffusion

Colleou is the 5,812,366th most numerous last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Colleou reside; 36 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 16,605,680. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 75 percent reside and Brittany, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account France this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colléou951/
Colleo9291/
Coleou9231/
Cosleou864/
Coelleo863/
Collieu862/
Coleo8318/
Collegio8021/
Coulliou8016/
Cholloju807/
Callieou806/
Coilleau801/
Callejou801/
Cotelleo800/
Colehous800/
Calleo77440/
Coleau77339/
Coleho77159/
Collea77148/
Jolleo7745/
Colieu773/
Kolleo772/
Cooleo772/
Coléou772/
Collío772/
Coliou772/
Coloiu772/
Colheo771/
Colgeu771/
Colegio712,495/
Kolloju711,131/
Couleau71539/
Couliou71433/
Calliou71361/
Kolliou71162/
Callieu7164/
Colejio716/
Kolleju716/
Kollieo716/
Soileou713/
Cullieo712/
Colleay711/
Coleheo711/
Colehoy711/
Cialleo711/
Cioliou711/
Calleos711/
Collijo711/
Cosléou711/
Choloju711/
Coelheo710/
Caleo67714/
Colea67663/
Soleo67306/
Challoju67190/
Zoleo6798/
Colléaux6729/
Solehoue6721/
Koleo6712/
Challiou678/
Colliège676/
Collihoo674/
Kollieyo673/
Collegia672/
Soulehou671/
Colío671/
Kolehous671/
Kolluoju671/
Casilleo671/
Callejus671/
Joleo671/
Kollieju671/
Koliehou671/
Koulehou671/
Kouleyou671/
Sollihou671/
Collihue671/
Collihoe670/

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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 Colleou
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