Colmey Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Colmey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colmey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland501:94,1795,191
United States481:7,551,228341,161
England211:2,653,24194,788
France21:33,211,361423,184
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Colmey Last Name Facts

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

Colmey is most common in Ireland. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Colmey.

How Common Is The Last Name Colmey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,620,164th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Colmey reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 94,179. In Ireland Colmey is primarily found in: Leinster, where 72 percent live and Connaught, where 28 percent live. Outside of Ireland this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Colmey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colmey has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Colmey surname grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colmey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Colmey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.98% more than the national average, earning $45,731 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colme9157/
Colmy9121/
Colmer831,908/
Colmet83298/
Coulmy83116/
Colmes8383/
Colmez8366/
Colmay8332/
Culmey8323/
Kolmey8314/
Cholme8313/
Colmie8313/
Colmoe836/
Solmey834/
Calmey832/
Colmea832/
Colmae831/
Zolmey831/
Coulme831/
Collmer77506/
Chalmey77142/
Kohlmey7758/
Kollmey7725/
Colmeia7719/
Koulmey7716/
Kolmeye772/
Zoulmey771/
Csolmay771/
Colmetz770/
Calme73721/
Calmy73224/
Colma73149/
Solme7373/
Colmi7328/
Kolme7326/
Kolmy7323/
Jolme7316/
Culme7313/
Solmy7313/
Zolmy735/
Colmé731/
Jolmy731/
Colmesch719/
Kollmeye712/
Colmeias711/
Koulmiey711/
Calmes673,180/
Culmer672,811/
Calmet672,764/
Calmer67704/
Chalme67344/
Salmey67308/
Kalmey67109/
Jolmes6788/
Kolmay6779/
Tsolme6775/
Callme6773/
Colmou6765/
Zolmer6757/
Culmet6749/
Calmay6744/
Solmay6740/
Kollme6731/
Calmez6728/
Colmas6724/
Cholma6724/
Solmea6714/
Koolme6713/
Kholmy6710/
Solmie678/
Calmae676/
Kulmey676/
Colmaz675/
Colmah674/
Coulma673/
Calmme673/
Culmes673/
Zolmay672/
Zoulmy672/
Colmaa672/
Kolmie672/
Colmau672/
Colmap672/
Jolmer671/
Qolmes671/
Kolmoe671/
Calmea671/
Colmis671/
Giolme671/
Kolmei671/
Koulme671/
Zalmey671/
Calmee671/
Chalmy671/
Ccalme671/
Collmé671/
Jolmei671/
Soilme671/
Cullme670/

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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 Colmey
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