Colmenares Surname

5,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107,307 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Colmenares Surname Definition:

Some believe that this word might be from the Celtic word "Kolmena" that comes from "kolmos" and means straw. The most common meaning from ancient times is a place where the "colmenas," beehives, are kept.

Castilian name from Polentinos, in Cervera de Río Pisuerga (Palencia).

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Colmenares Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela83,4251:36259
Colombia9,7201:4,915735
Mexico7,5551:16,4301,380
United States2,0441:177,32817,778
Peru1,8781:16,9242,089
Spain8361:55,9235,160
Argentina4181:102,2578,640
Philippines4061:249,35537,348
Ecuador3551:44,8054,508
Guatemala2021:79,6172,707
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Canada781:472,37940,609
Brazil681:3,148,15291,004
Costa Rica321:149,3772,141
England271:2,063,63279,942
France211:3,162,987209,042
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Panama151:260,8176,584
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines21:56,3301,327
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768

The alternate forms: Colmenáres (2) are calculated separately.

Colmenares (15) may also be a first name.

Colmenares Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Some believe that this word might be from the Celtic word "Kolmena" that comes from "kolmos" and means straw. The most common meaning from ancient times is a place where the "colmenas," beehives, are kept.

Castilian name from Polentinos, in Cervera de Río Pisuerga (Palencia).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Colmenares Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colmenares occurs most in Venezuela. It may also occur in the variant forms: Colmenáres. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colmenares? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,281st most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 67,913 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Colmenares are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 87 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 15 people.

The last name Colmenares is most numerous in Venezuela, where it is borne by 83,425 people, or 1 in 362. In Venezuela it is most common in: Táchira, where 15 percent are found, Lara, where 13 percent are found and Carabobo, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Venezuela this last name occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 9 percent are found and Mexico, where 7 percent are found.

Colmenares Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Colmenares are 39.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Colmenares earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,380 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $24,051,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.91% less than the national average, earning $40,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $53,146 CAD per year.

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