Colobus Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Colobus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Colobus Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Colobus (25) may also be a first name.

Colobus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colobus is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Colobus? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Colobus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Colobus are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Colobus is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 25 people.

The last name Colobus is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 52 percent are found, Lagos, where 29 percent are found and Rivers, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nepal, where 4 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colobuse934/
Collobus931/
Colubus8613/
Colovus866/
Kolobus863/
Kolobaus801/
Colebush800/
Kolobu7746/
Colovos71223/
Kolobou7153/
Calabus7112/
Kolobos712/
Colubos711/
Koulobou6714/
Kollobou677/
Columpus672/
Collabou671/
Collabos671/
Chalabus671/
Collavos671/
Kolabhus671/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Colobus
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