Colquoun Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Colquoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
Colquoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Colquoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Colquoun occurs more in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Colquoun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Colquoun is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Colquoun live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most widespread in Scotland, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,784,606. In Scotland it is most frequent in: Glasgow City, where 100 percent live. Outside of Scotland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.
Colquoun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Colquoun has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Colquoun surname expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colquhoun | 94 | 8,816 | / |
| Colqukoun | 94 | 1 | / |
| Colquhoune | 89 | 102 | / |
| Colqukoune | 89 | 1 | / |
| Colquhon | 88 | 11 | / |
| Colqhoun | 88 | 7 | / |
| Colquoin | 88 | 1 | / |
| Calquhoun | 82 | 51 | / |
| Colquhoon | 82 | 15 | / |
| Colguhoun | 82 | 7 | / |
| Colquhaun | 82 | 6 | / |
| Colquhuon | 82 | 5 | / |
| Culquhoun | 82 | 4 | / |
| Colquhoum | 82 | 4 | / |
| Solquhoun | 82 | 1 | / |
| Colquhoyn | 82 | 1 | / |
| Colquhohn | 82 | 1 | / |
| Colquhuin | 82 | 0 | / |
| Colquhonn | 82 | 0 | / |
| Colguhoune | 78 | 1 | / |
| Coulquhone | 78 | 1 | / |
| Colquhan | 75 | 4 | / |
| Calquhon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Colquhom | 75 | 0 | / |
| Colguhon | 75 | 0 | / |
| Colcun | 71 | 9 | / |
| Colcon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Calguhoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Colkon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Culquhoum | 71 | 0 | / |
| Colquhaen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Colguan | 67 | 53 | / |
| Colcone | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kolkoun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calkoun | 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 Colquoun
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