Colorado Surname

9,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62,514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Colombia

Colorado Surname User-submission:

A Spanish surname found mostly in Catalonia, Mallorca and Zaragoza; meaning someone with red hair or a red beard.

Colorado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico26,9541:4,605598
Colombia23,4591:2,036397
Spain2,4981:18,7162,072
Philippines1,9051:53,1438,802
Peru1,6211:19,6082,311
Venezuela1,4901:20,2711,462
El Salvador1,2681:5,003512
Ecuador1,2361:12,8692,019
United States9991:362,82232,330
Guatemala3531:45,5602,180
Puerto Rico1631:21,780750
Brazil1541:1,390,09346,994
Canada721:511,74443,418
France561:1,186,120124,657
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Iran271:2,843,79788,363
Panama241:163,0115,136
England211:2,653,24194,788
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Bolivia71:1,516,6336,309
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Colorado (134) may also be a first name.

Colorado Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish surname found mostly in Catalonia, Mallorca and Zaragoza; meaning someone with red hair or a red beard.

- maxc95

This last name was created by Spanish missionaries for indigenous peoples because of their red colored skin.

- katze33

Colorado Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colorado occurs most in Mexico. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colorado? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 9,061st most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 116,575 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Colorado reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Colorado is also the 800,975th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 134 people.

The last name Colorado is most numerous in Mexico, where it is held by 26,954 people, or 1 in 4,605. In Mexico Colorado is most numerous in: Veracruz, where 49 percent are found, Tabasco, where 14 percent are found and México, where 7 percent are found. Beside Mexico this last name is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 38 percent are found and Spain, where 4 percent are found.

Colorado Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colorado has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 49,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colorado Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Colorado earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 30.42% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,489 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.4% more than the national average, earning $27,107,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.46% more than the national average, earning $51,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.35% less than the national average, earning $45,040 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collorado945/
Colorados944/
Coloraddo941/
Colorada88310/
Colarado8814/
Calorado884/
Kolorado882/
Colorodo881/
Colloredo82183/
Sollorado821/
Coloreda751/
Colarada751/
Coloroda751/
Colareda6388/
Collareda59539/
Callerrada561/
Salarada501/

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