Collyn Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Collyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Collyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium681:169,06823,042
France221:3,019,215204,848
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Collyn (414) may also be a first name.

Collyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Collyn is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Collyn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,755,741st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Collyn live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 422,632nd most frequent first name internationally, held by 414 people.

The last name is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 169,068. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 68 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 31 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Belgium Collyn occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 20 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Collyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Collyn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Collyn last name increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colyn911,955/
Colln9145/
Collin8347,581/
Collen833,454/
Collén83172/
Coelln8342/
Kollyn839/
Callyn832/
Cullyn832/
Collym831/
Colynn831/
Colyon831/
Coolyn831/
Collln831/
Cholyn831/
Coln801,326/
Colling777,296/
Collina774,153/
Colleen771,479/
Collion77213/
Collien77206/
Coellen77109/
Colleng77100/
Collijn7769/
Coollen7738/
Collind7721/
Coullin7719/
Chollin7718/
Collinn7716/
Chollen7712/
Collisn776/
Kollyna776/
Coullen773/
Collent773/
Coollin772/
Tcollin771/
Collenn771/
Collend770/
Coellin770/
Colglin770/
Colin73143,093/
Colen733,094/
Kolln73813/
Colín73341/
Kolyn73264/
Colne73126/
Coeln7349/
Calyn7316/
Colìn735/
Coyln732/
Colén732/
Colõn732/
Culln731/
Colhn731/
Colön731/
Coiln731/
Colnh731/
Cuoln731/
Coulling71329/
Collenne71139/
Coullion7110/
Coullien718/
Cosellin711/
Choullin711/
Coolling711/
Collinth710/
Coolleen710/
Colleeng710/
Colina6794,232/
Cullen6776,565/
Coolen677,188/
Callen676,687/
Colijn671,609/
Kollin671,387/
Kollen671,297/
Cullin671,076/
Callin67865/
Cholin67750/
Coulin67746/
Colgin67710/
Coling67543/
Kholyn67427/
Koelln67304/
Coelen67267/
Coglin67178/
Zollin67165/
Kolyna67148/
Colion67108/
Coolin67102/
Coulen6786/
Ciolin6778/
Coleng6778/
Coslin6771/
Kollén6748/
Kolhyn6745/
Collim6744/
Chulyn6740/
Colind6726/
Colemn6725/
Tsolyn6723/
Coelin6720/
Callén6720/
Callne6718/
Cholen6716/
Colent6716/
Zollen6715/
Cohlen6713/
Chalyn6713/
Coluin6711/
Collem679/
Coleen678/
Cohlin678/
Cotlin677/
Calyon677/
Colhen676/
Coilin676/
Calysn674/
Kolyon674/
Colinn673/
Collengue673/
Colien672/
Collenová672/
Collinová672/
Colenn672/
Kallyn672/
Coslen671/
Calynn671/
Coylen671/
Coloen671/
Coluen671/
Coluun671/
Colend671/
Colgne671/
Cùllén671/
Ccolin671/
Cullne671/
Zholyn671/
Cotlen670/
Coylin670/
Cuolin670/
Colnne670/

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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 Collyn
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