Colomb Surname
Approximately 5,965 people bear this surname
Colomb Surname Definition:
(French) One who raised doves; descendant of Colomb (dove).
Colomb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 4,124 | 1:16,106 | 1,726 |
| United States | 1,004 | 1:361,015 | 32,174 |
| Switzerland | 222 | 1:36,995 | 5,363 |
| Haiti | 168 | 1:63,595 | 3,564 |
| Canada | 123 | 1:299,558 | 27,752 |
| England | 89 | 1:626,046 | 36,944 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Panama | 22 | 1:177,830 | 5,396 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 94 | 1:534,241 | 37,003 |
Colomb (279) may also be a first name.
Colomb Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) One who raised doves; descendant of Colomb (dove).
From St. Colomb; a location name in Cornwall.
Colomb Demographics
Colomb Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Colomb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Colomb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Colomb is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Colomb click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Colomb? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 81,430th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,221,718 people. Colomb occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Colomb are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Colomb is also the 531,524th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 279 people.
Colomb is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 4,124 people, or 1 in 16,106. In France it is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 50 percent reside, Occitanie, where 13 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account France it occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Switzerland, where 4 percent reside.
Colomb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Colomb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Colomb last name increased 1,068 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 593 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Colomb Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Colomb surname is chiefly Catholic (62%) in Ireland.
In The United States Colomb are 2.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.1% registered with the political party.
The amount Colomb earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.67% less than the national average, earning $41,133 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.41% less than the national average, earning $39,048 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collomb | 92 | 4,922 | / |
| Coulomb | 92 | 2,995 | / |
| Colombt | 92 | 2 | / |
| Colombs | 92 | 2 | / |
| Coolomb | 92 | 0 | / |
| Coullomb | 86 | 160 | / |
| Coulombs | 86 | 18 | / |
| Colombch | 86 | 1 | / |
| Columb | 83 | 479 | / |
| Colomp | 83 | 39 | / |
| Kolomb | 83 | 17 | / |
| Calomb | 83 | 6 | / |
| Culomb | 83 | 1 | / |
| Colombová | 80 | 5 | / |
| Collomp | 77 | 689 | / |
| Collumb | 77 | 81 | / |
| Coulomp | 77 | 19 | / |
| Collonb | 77 | 10 | / |
| Columbs | 77 | 2 | / |
| Coulumb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coulonb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Callomb | 77 | 0 | / |
| Koloemb | 77 | 0 | / |
| Collomps | 71 | 8 | / |
| Coullomp | 71 | 2 | / |
| Coullonb | 71 | 1 | / |
| Collumbs | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kalomb | 67 | 260 | / |
| Calamb | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kolumb | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kolombová | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kolamb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qolumb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zolamb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kulomb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jolamb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Colunb | 67 | 0 | / |
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