Colombo Surname
Approximately 193,456 people bear this surname
Colombo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 133,381 | 1:459 | 5 |
| Brazil | 16,370 | 1:13,077 | 715 |
| Argentina | 14,315 | 1:2,986 | 378 |
| United States | 7,459 | 1:48,594 | 5,891 |
| Sri Lanka | 7,017 | 1:2,965 | 405 |
| France | 3,996 | 1:16,622 | 1,793 |
| Venezuela | 2,162 | 1:13,970 | 1,153 |
| Switzerland | 1,561 | 1:5,261 | 798 |
| Uruguay | 1,340 | 1:2,561 | 300 |
| Spain | 744 | 1:62,839 | 5,682 |
| Dominican Republic | 624 | 1:16,719 | 1,166 |
| Australia | 479 | 1:56,358 | 6,877 |
| Mexico | 476 | 1:260,769 | 6,281 |
| Bolivia | 422 | 1:25,157 | 1,874 |
| Canada | 410 | 1:89,867 | 9,887 |
| Chile | 377 | 1:46,728 | 2,171 |
| Germany | 319 | 1:252,368 | 27,308 |
| England | 297 | 1:187,603 | 16,709 |
| Ecuador | 276 | 1:57,630 | 4,999 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Belgium | 140 | 1:82,119 | 12,906 |
| Portugal | 104 | 1:100,175 | 4,850 |
| Paraguay | 97 | 1:74,606 | 1,908 |
| Malta | 84 | 1:5,122 | 348 |
| South Africa | 79 | 1:685,794 | 49,549 |
| Thailand | 78 | 1:905,620 | 141,791 |
| Peru | 43 | 1:739,166 | 16,774 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Colombia | 36 | 1:1,327,058 | 10,324 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| Luxembourg | 31 | 1:18,727 | 4,129 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Romania | 20 | 1:1,003,894 | 52,576 |
| Costa Rica | 19 | 1:251,583 | 2,896 |
| Greece | 19 | 1:583,147 | 70,237 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Burkina Faso | 11 | 1:1,668,373 | 13,584 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Monaco | 10 | 1:3,707 | 328 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 51 | 1:477,948 | 26,685 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
Colombo (2,668) may also be a first name.
Colombo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) Same as Colomb, q.v.
(from the name of a male ancestor) Italian for the Hebrew Yonah (Jonah) “dove.”
Roger Colombie or Colunbie, of Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.).
User-submitted Reference
Colombo is the Italian and original-language word of the surname Columbus, known for medieval Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Colombo is also the largest Sri Lankan city with a municipality population of almost 753K inhabitants.
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Average Colombo Salary in
United States
$51,905 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Colombo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Colombo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Colombo is most common in Italy. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Colombo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,903rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 37,670 people. The surname Colombo is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Colombo are found; 70 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 69 percent are found in Italic Europe. Colombo is also the 141,942nd most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 2,668 people.
This surname is most widespread in Italy, where it is held by 133,381 people, or 1 in 459. In Italy Colombo is most frequent in: Lombardy, where 86 percent are found, Piedmont, where 7 percent are found and Liguria, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Italy this last name occurs in 113 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 8 percent are found and Argentina, where 7 percent are found.
Colombo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Colombo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Colombo surname rose 23,309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 582 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Colombo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Colombo are 7.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.31% being registered with the party.
The amount Colombo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 25.71% more than the national average, earning €37,752 per year; in Norway they earn 43.63% less than the national average, earning 195,086 kr per year; in Peru they earn 91.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 37,217 per year; in South Africa they earn 189.59% more than the national average, earning R 688,176 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.81% less than the national average, earning $18,432,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,905 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning $54,140 CAD per year.
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