Colloty Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Colloty Surname Definition:

Ó Codlata (W) Kerry and west Cork. IF 18*; 313*

Colloty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1411:384,23934,295
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Colloty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Codlata (W) Kerry and west Cork. IF 18*; 313*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Colloty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colloty is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colloty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. The surname Colloty is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Colloty reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 141 people, or 1 in 384,239. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 34 percent live, Gauteng, where 24 percent live and Free State, where 17 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Colloty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colloty has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 183 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colloty Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Colloty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.62% more than the national average, earning R 426,852 per year and in United States they earn 24.16% less than the national average, earning $32,725 USD per year.

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