Colohan Surname

608,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Colohan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colohan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2281:20,6532,115
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
England801:696,47639,547
Wales201:154,72710,755
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1281:34,6083,324
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Colohan Last Name Facts

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

Colohan is held by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Colohan.

How Common Is The Last Name Colohan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 608,234th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,317,379 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Colohan are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Ireland, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 20,653. In Ireland Colohan is mostly concentrated in: Connaught, where 68 percent reside, Leinster, where 26 percent reside and Munster, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Ireland Colohan is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Colohan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colohan has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Colohan last name expanded 178 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 245 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colohan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Colohan surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Colohan surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Colohan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.11% less than the national average, earning $35,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.08% less than the national average, earning $34,738 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Colohan
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