Colreavy Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Colreavy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colreavy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Ireland881:53,5113,767
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2331:19,0122,284

Colreavy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colreavy is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colreavy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,098,270th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 49 percent of Colreavy are found; 49 percent are found in Australasia and 49 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 247,667. In Australia Colreavy is mostly concentrated in: Western Australia, where 60 percent live, New South Wales, where 22 percent live and Queensland, where 15 percent live. Excluding Australia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 39 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Colreavy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colreavy has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Colreavy surname contracted 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Colreavy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colreavey947/
Colravy9324/
Culreavy880/
Colravey880/
Calreavy880/
Coleraiv751/
Culravey750/
Clervy711/
Clarvy710/
Culreveay710/
Kolarav6721/
Golerav676/
Kolarev676/
Clarevi674/
Kolirev673/
Golarav673/
Clearva672/
Kolorev672/
Colarov672/
Calarav672/
Clarevo671/
Clarhav671/
Clrv671/
Kolorav671/
Golravi671/
Calreiv671/
Kolerev671/
Kolerav671/
Calrava671/
Collrabe631/
Callraway591/
Kalravi536/
Kalraiva501/

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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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  • 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 Colreavy
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