Colquhaun Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Colquhaun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
Colquhaun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Colquhaun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Colquhaun occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Colquhaun click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Colquhaun? popularity and diffusion
Colquhaun is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Colquhaun are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Colquhaun is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 100 percent are found. Excluding England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent are found and Jamaica, where 17 percent are found.
Colquhaun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Colquhaun has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Colquhaun last name contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colquhan | 94 | 4 | / |
| Colquhoun | 89 | 8,816 | / |
| Colquhuon | 89 | 5 | / |
| Colquhuin | 89 | 0 | / |
| Colquhaen | 89 | 0 | / |
| Colquhoune | 84 | 102 | / |
| Colquhon | 82 | 11 | / |
| Colqhoun | 82 | 7 | / |
| Colquoun | 82 | 5 | / |
| Calquhoun | 78 | 51 | / |
| Colquhoon | 78 | 15 | / |
| Colguhoun | 78 | 7 | / |
| Colquhoum | 78 | 4 | / |
| Culquhoun | 78 | 4 | / |
| Colquhohn | 78 | 1 | / |
| Colquhoyn | 78 | 1 | / |
| Solquhoun | 78 | 1 | / |
| Colqukoun | 78 | 1 | / |
| Calquahan | 78 | 0 | / |
| Colquhonn | 78 | 0 | / |
| Colguan | 75 | 53 | / |
| Coulquhone | 74 | 1 | / |
| Colqukoune | 74 | 1 | / |
| Colguhoune | 74 | 1 | / |
| Colquoin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Calquhon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Colquhom | 71 | 0 | / |
| Colguhon | 71 | 0 | / |
| Colcun | 67 | 9 | / |
| Colkan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Colcan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Cholkhane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Calguhoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Culquhoum | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Colquhaun
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