Cologne Surname
Approximately 272 people bear this surname
Cologne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 154 | 1:74,654 | 11,851 |
| France | 54 | 1:1,230,050 | 127,496 |
| Israel | 31 | 1:276,053 | 24,632 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Cologne (23) may also be a first name.
Cologne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cologne Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cologne is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cologne? popularity and diffusion
Cologne is the 959,117th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 26,792,448 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Cologne are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 23 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 74,654. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 75 percent live, Walloon Region, where 23 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Belgium it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent live and Israel, where 11 percent live.
Cologne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cologne has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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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 Cologne
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