Colless Surname

412,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Colless Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colless Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia7631:35,3814,664
Japan491:2,609,06731,334
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Colless (195) may also be a first name.

Colless Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colless occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colless? popularity and diffusion

It is the 412,207th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,614,120 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 92 percent of Colless are found; 92 percent are found in Australasia and 92 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Colless is also the 649,894th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 195 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 763 people, or 1 in 35,381. In Australia Colless is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 62 percent reside, Queensland, where 24 percent reside and Victoria, where 7 percent reside. Barring Australia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 6 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.

Colless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colless has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Colless last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colles92638/
Coless9230/
Colliss86435/
Collies8699/
Colesse8663/
Coelles8650/
Collese8619/
Kolless8613/
Coulles8611/
Scolles866/
Calless862/
Collest862/
Colleys861/
Collesh861/
Collets861/
Scoless861/
Cholles861/
Colleus861/
Cooless860/
Colleis860/
Coeless860/
Coilles860/
Coliess860/
Coles8355,193/
Colle8310,210/
Colls831,835/
Colss831/
Cotellesse8258/
Calliess80101/
Colletts8018/
Challess809/
Callesse802/
Cocilles801/
Collisse801/
Cholleys800/
Colley7745,318/
Collet7738,809/
Calles7724,496/
Collis7714,871/
Collie779,691/
Coller773,346/
Scoles772,740/
Choles771,470/
Colleu771,283/
Jolles77631/
Coyles77564/
Coules77500/
Collee77497/
Kolles77352/
Coille77203/
Zolles77203/
Coulls77179/
Collea77148/
Coulle7798/
Solles7794/
Collée7791/
Caless7767/
Cooles7759/
Collez7744/
Coiles7726/
Collys7725/
Collès7716/
Coleas7714/
Collex7714/
Collep7713/
Colesh7712/
Culles7711/
Coleus7711/
Hcolle777/
Cotles776/
Koless775/
Collge774/
Cohles774/
Coolle774/
Coeles774/
Coells773/
Collle773/
Colese773/
Colesr772/
Colest772/
Colies771/
Colets771/
Qcoles771/
Cholls771/
Cuoles771/
Coleis771/
Coleys771/
Cioles771/
Collst771/
Joless771/
Colled771/
Colhes771/
Scolls770/
Cotlle770/
Cosles770/
Colees770/
Soless770/
Cotellese75134/
Coucelles752/
Coscilles751/
Cole73449,543/
Cols731,254/
Collett7124,930/
Callies713,252/
Choules71954/
Coullet71860/
Cotelle71816/
Challes71337/
Calesse71274/
Calliss71257/
Colliez71223/
Jolleys71196/
Cottles71176/
Coillet71119/
Colisse71102/
Coolley7190/
Kollies7175/
Culliss7159/
Coullie7147/
Colleit7145/
Zolleis7143/
Collijs7142/
Chulles7137/
Cotille7137/
Collice7127/
Jolliss7126/
Collise7126/
Callese7125/
Colleer7123/
Coillie7121/
Couleas7120/
Colleij7119/
Solliss7115/
Coillee7115/
Colletd7113/
Sollies7113/
Coilley7113/
Collios7112/
Chollis7111/
Kollesh718/
Kolleas718/
Calleas717/
Cholesh717/
Chollez717/
Scalles716/
Jolesse716/
Couller715/
Colease715/
Couëlle714/
Callejs714/
Coletts713/
Scaless713/
Collais712/
Collece712/
Collist712/
Kohlles712/
Cohller712/
Cooller712/
Soulles712/
Collihs712/
Kulless712/
Cioleis712/
Callehs711/
Calleis711/
Coulley711/
Cooleys711/
Coylest711/
Colesch711/
Ckollis711/
Colleyd711/
Colloey711/
Dcalles711/
Kolesse711/
Chaless711/
Kollges711/
Koulles711/
Ccollge711/
Coullee711/
Coullez711/
Cosille711/
Coolees711/
Colllis711/
Coellez711/
Soleiss711/
Collieh711/
Colleht711/
Colysse711/
Coyller711/
Scoiles710/
Scoules710/
Collish710/
Colluis710/
Coullis710/
Coollie710/
Caulles710/
Calleys710/
Cutless710/
Qucoles710/
Zollies710/
Cooliss710/
Coselle710/
Colleet710/
Calleus710/
Caeless710/
Couliss710/
Cotlets710/
Callesh710/
Calle67135,743/
Coyle6750,167/
Colli6732,695/
Coley6729,603/
Colla6713,192/
Cools6711,611/
Kolle678,534/
Soles677,997/
Colis675,606/
Cales673,650/
Colet673,339/
Coler672,646/
Caselles672,514/
Coole671,565/
Colly671,371/
Coile671,142/
Coutelle671,135/
Joles67914/
Colee67815/
Colea67663/
Koles67641/
Colex67488/
Colie67415/
Kolls67377/
Jolls67284/
Calls67263/
Coels67248/
Collé67237/
Coils67179/
Coule67159/
Challiss6793/
Couls6790/
Colez6773/
Coleş6772/
Colse6766/
Choullis6765/
Coleu6762/
Coleș6752/
Chollois6750/
Coulleit6750/
Kollesch6748/
Solls6746/
Coulisse6739/
Colje6736/
Cacelles6733/
Colsh6731/
Cohls6725/
Cottille6724/
Colleije6722/
Jollisse6720/
Cohle6718/
Chols6716/
Casilles6713/
Zoles6713/
Cules6712/
Cotellis6712/
Cotillis6712/
Callesøe6711/
Collisch6711/
Scoullis6710/
Collí6710/
Collishe679/
Cochelle679/
Soulleys679/
Colei678/
Colce678/
Zolss678/
Colys678/
Colhe676/
Collz676/
Colhs676/
Colge675/
Coled674/
Colej674/
Cathless674/
Cotle673/
Colesova673/
Kolss673/
Colloids672/
Kcole672/
Cosle672/
Couselle672/
Colep672/
Cottelle672/
Kalliess672/
Koulliss672/
Cutilles672/
Chooleas672/
Coullais671/
Coutliss671/
Coleh671/
Colst671/
Scols671/
Colaisse671/
Kallesse671/
Jollesch671/
Kolleyse671/
Kollisse671/
D'Calles671/
Callisse671/
Chaulles671/
Culleŕes671/
Coullett671/
Coucelle671/
Cossells671/
Collè671/
Coleć671/
Culls670/
Colleatt670/
Colloice670/
Ccole670/
Coyls670/
Kohlhess670/
Zolls670/
Cojle670/
Cootelle670/
Culletts670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Colless
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