Colombe Surname

216,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Colombe Surname Definition:

(French) One who raised doves; descendant of Colomb (dove).

Colombe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9891:67,1619,276
United States5811:623,85450,382
Canada2311:159,50516,119
Cuba191:606,4595,830
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
England81:6,964,757184,742
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Colombé (20) are calculated separately.

Colombe (11,100) may also be a first name.

Colombe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who raised doves; descendant of Colomb (dove).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Colombe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colombe occurs most in France. It may be found as: Colombé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colombe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 216,923rd most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,853,805 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Colombe are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Colombe is also the 57,133rd most commonly held given name at a global level It is held by 11,100 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 989 people, or 1 in 67,161. In France Colombe is most common in: Normandy, where 20 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 16 percent live and Île-de-France, where 14 percent live. Barring France it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Colombe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colombe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Colombe surname expanded 2,421 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colombe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colombe last name are 9.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Colombe earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.12% more than the national average, earning $48,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.25% less than the national average, earning $41,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colombé9520/
Coulombe9313,949/
Colombet933,670/
Colombie93500/
Colombey9392/
Colombes9365/
Coloumbe938/
Collombe938/
Colomber936/
Coolombe933/
Colombeh931/
Collombet88849/
Coulombez88146/
Coulombie8839/
Coulombet8820/
Colombech888/
Colombett884/
Coulomber882/
Couloumbe882/
Coulombes881/
Tcholombe881/
Collomber880/
Colombi8611,998/
Calombe865,164/
Colomba863,113/
Colomby86292/
Columbe86136/
Solombe86136/
Kolombe8698/
Zolombe861/
Colembe861/
Columbie805,007/
Kolombet80426/
Columber80225/
Colombai80191/
Collomby8044/
Kolombea8033/
Colembie8033/
Colombis8022/
Collomba8015/
Coulonbe808/
Coulumbe808/
Colembei806/
Colombio805/
Kohlombe805/
Caulombe803/
Calomber803/
Columbes802/
Coulembe801/
Colonbee801/
Chalombe801/
Djolombe801/
Colombit801/
Colomboi801/
Colonbet801/
Collombi801/
Columbet800/
Tchouloumbe781/
Khohlombe7513/
Coliambes752/
Kouloumbe751/
Collambet751/
Collumber750/
Kalombe7121,174/
Calembe715,131/
Kolambe713,370/
Columba712,613/
Kolomba71826/
Salombe71514/
Kulombe71157/
Calambe71103/
Kolomwe7196/
Calomba7154/
Columbi7147/
Kelombe7142/
Couloumbis7129/
Solombi7124/
Columby7122/
Kolombi7121/
Jolambe7110/
Jolombi719/
Qolombi719/
Calombi717/
Kolembe716/
Solambe716/
Kolumbe713/
Kouloumbes712/
Colonbi712/
Columbé712/
Zolambe711/
Kolomue711/
Calumbe711/
Zalombe711/
Zolomba711/
Culomba711/
Columbá711/
Colamba711/
Jalombe711/
Qalombe711/
Calomby711/
Kholambe67707/
Kolumbet67326/
Kolumber67125/
Kholomba6799/
Culumber6763/
Kalgombe6743/
Koulambe6741/
Columbit6736/
Columbis6735/
Kolombai6727/
Kolomboa6721/
Djolombi6719/
Solombay6715/
Calomboy6711/
Kolambet6710/
Kalombet675/
Kollomba675/
Kolombay673/
Chalambe672/
Kolumbei672/
Kkolambe671/
Kolanmbe671/
Kolhambe671/
Colunber671/
Solambhe671/
Kalyombe671/
Kaliombe671/
Ccolumba671/
Calamber671/
Kalombea671/
Kaalombe671/
Kolembeh671/
Kolumbie671/
Kolombij671/
Koulomba671/
Gqolomba671/
Culomboa671/
Collumbi671/
Columboy671/
Columbys671/
Kohlomba671/
Columbio670/

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