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
Average Male Colomb Height
176.23 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Colomb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Colomb Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Colomb occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Colomb? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 81,430th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,221,718 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Colomb reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 531,524th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 279 people.
It is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 4,124 people, or 1 in 16,106. In France Colomb is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 50 percent reside, Occitanie, where 13 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 11 percent reside. Apart from France Colomb exists in 45 countries. It is also found 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 through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 predominantly 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% being registered with the 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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