Colloud Surname
Approximately 437 people bear this surname
Colloud Surname User-submission:
The surname Colloud comes from the dialect spoken in the French Alpes. It means 'small Nicolas' or 'tiny Nicolas'.
Colloud Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 410 | 1:162,007 | 25,225 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Colloud Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Colloud comes from the dialect spoken in the French Alpes. It means 'small Nicolas' or 'tiny Nicolas'.
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Where Does The Last Name Colloud Come From? nationality or country of origin
Colloud is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Colloud? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 680,882nd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,676,306 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Colloud are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Colloud is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 410 people, or 1 in 162,007. In France it is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 91 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 2 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 2 percent live. Beside France it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 4 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.
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