Colsby Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Colsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
United States111:32,950,812797,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Colsby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colsby is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Colsby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,776,799th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Colsby is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Colsby reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,425,729. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 55 percent reside, North West, where 29 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 5 percent reside. Besides South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Colsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colsby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Colsby surname declined 35 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colsby Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Colsby earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.72% less than the national average, earning R 216,912 per year and in United States they earn 26.25% less than the national average, earning $31,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colesby9295/
Coulsby9225/
Coolsby928/
Colsbey920/
Coulsboy861/
Colesbey860/
Kolsby8351/
Solsby8342/
Solesby77115/
Colesbi772/
Soylsby771/
Calesby770/
Solsbey770/
Colsbet770/
Soulsbey711/
Soulesby710/
Solesbey710/
Salsby6765/
Solsbee6231/
Salesby621/
Salsbay620/
Salsbey620/
Solesbee57846/
Calsbeer572/
Calesway570/
Colcue502/
Kolsue501/

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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 Colsby
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