Colony Surname

397,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Colony Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4191:865,05765,721
Pakistan2401:744,35010,904
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
India651:11,801,006214,148
Malaysia491:601,92329,168
England111:5,065,278148,650
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1441:348,74126,729

Colony (239) may also be a first name.

Colony Last Name Facts

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

Colony (Hindi: कालोनी) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colony? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 397,164th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,215,948 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Colony live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Colony is also the 578,640th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 239 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 419 people, or 1 in 865,057. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Washington, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Colony is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 27 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Colony Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colony has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 291 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colony Last Name Statistics demography

Colony earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.05% more than the national average, earning $63,449 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coloney92167/
Coulony9215/
Collony924/
Coloony921/
Colonay921/
Colonyd921/
Colongay8639/
Colongey8616/
Cholonyo864/
Coulouny861/
Colongoy861/
Colonnay861/
Colloney860/
Colona832,255/
Colone83935/
Coloni83584/
Kolony8331/
Zolony833/
Calony832/
Colany831/
Collooney801/
Colonna7721,958/
Colonne772,172/
Colonio771,296/
Cologni771,181/
Chalony77409/
Cologne77272/
Colonge77203/
Koulony77200/
Colongi77105/
Colione7789/
Kolonay7768/
Kolonyi7765/
Colonis7753/
Colonhi7740/
Colonie7736/
Colones7735/
Colonha7733/
Colonni7732/
Koloney7727/
Collany7717/
Cotlone7715/
Collona7715/
Kolonyo7714/
Coloini7713/
Colonez7712/
Colhone7712/
Colloni779/
Coloner777/
Koloniy775/
Collone775/
Colgoni773/
Choloni773/
Calonoy773/
Colouna772/
Coulone771/
Colonje771/
Callony771/
Colonet771/
Colhoni771/
Culonay771/
Coliona771/
Colonea771/
Colonné771/
Colonoa771/
Colunay771/
Coelone771/
Colgone771/
Colanay771/
Colomne771/
Cioloni771/
Colonij771/
Colonit771/
Calonay770/
Coloyne770/
Colonei770/
Collonge71978/
Colangoy71697/
Colannay7193/
Coulonge7167/
Csollány7135/
Colognis7134/
Kolonych7131/
Collione7127/
Csollany7125/
Colonhez7123/
Coglioni7122/
Colongne7120/
Colluney7119/
Collogne7119/
Colonizt7119/
Collonna7117/
Kollonay7117/
Coglione7115/
Chalonny7114/
Coulonis718/
Collogni718/
Kolonyst716/
Colognez715/
Collones714/
Colonetz714/
Collonie713/
Colognes713/
Kolomnyy712/
Callonay712/
Colonnes712/
Coliauny712/
Colonais711/
Colhoune711/
Coulomne711/
Collonis711/
Coulogne711/
Colonhes711/
Colonett711/
Colognei711/
Kolongoy711/
Koullony711/
Ccollona711/
Collanay711/
Coloigne711/
Collonei711/
Coelhone711/
Coliones711/
Choliany711/
Colonner710/
Colhoone710/
Collaney710/
Coilonna710/
Colonnit710/
Coulonne710/
Coluna673,513/
Caloni672,097/
Koloni671,069/
Colana67792/
Calone67765/
Calona67745/
Colani67449/
Kolone67225/
Kolany67162/
Colomé67153/
Coloigner67138/
Qoloni67135/
Coluni67117/
Kolona67113/
Colane67105/
Zolone6771/
Zalony6730/
Coulogner6719/
Colonheis6712/
Kalony6711/
Kolóny677/
Kolonohyi676/
Kolyosnyy674/
Coiglione674/
Zoloni674/
Calany674/
Chollongi673/
Culona673/
Coloña673/
Colune672/
Colomí672/
Kulony671/
Chouloune671/
Challonny671/
Collongne671/
Colliones671/
Collonhes671/
Kolonoyts671/
Collionid670/

Colony Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Colony in the Hindi language
कालोनीkaloni-

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