Colons Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Colons Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Colons Last Name Facts

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

Colons is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colons? popularity and diffusion

The last name Colons is the 7,117,718th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Colons occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Colons are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Colons is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 40 percent are found, Illinois, where 20 percent are found and New York, where 20 percent are found. Not including The United States Colons occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 14 percent are found and France, where 14 percent are found.

Colons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colons has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Colons last name decreased 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Colons surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collons9284/
Coloins9213/
Coulons923/
Colions921/
Collions8634/
Colloins864/
Scollons860/
Colans8342/
Coluns8342/
Kolons8324/
Coloms831/
Solons831/
Culons830/
Chalons77845/
Colanse77684/
Colloms7794/
Sollons7760/
Calonse7710/
Collans778/
Caloens778/
Callons778/
Châlons774/
Couluns773/
Coliuns772/
Colluns771/
Colonje771/
Calhons770/
Colyans770/
Cohlans770/
Cullons770/
Kolonns770/
Calonst770/
Calloens7146/
Challons7145/
Scollans7121/
Collians7116/
Chaalons719/
Scallons719/
Solonsch718/
Collumns717/
Colliuns712/
Colluins712/
Colonche711/
Kolosins711/
Chalions710/
Sollions710/
Calhoons710/
Kolosens710/
Solans672,775/
Koloms6751/
Kolans6730/
Calottens6724/
Kalons6720/
Zolonz6713/
Soláns679/
Calans679/
Caluns673/
Jolans672/
Colums672/
Salons672/
Kelons671/
Collomsse670/
Scollians670/

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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 Colons
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