Colta Surname
Approximately 3,199 people bear this surname
Colta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 1,630 | 1:2,185 | 277 |
| Romania | 1,124 | 1:17,863 | 2,309 |
| Ecuador | 257 | 1:61,890 | 5,138 |
| Philippines | 58 | 1:1,745,487 | 112,199 |
| Greece | 37 | 1:299,454 | 43,754 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Çolta (1) are calculated separately.
Colta (15) may also be a first name.
Colta Demographics
Average Colta Salary in
United States
$53,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Colta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Colta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Colta (Arabic: كولتا) is found most frequently in Moldova. It may occur as a variant: Çolta. For other possible spellings of Colta click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Colta? popularity and diffusion
Colta is the 139,654th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,278,070 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Colta live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in Romanian Europe. Colta is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 15 people.
Colta is most widespread in Moldova, where it is borne by 1,630 people, or 1 in 2,185. In Moldova it is primarily found in: Hîncești District, where 27 percent live, Chișinău Municipality, where 18 percent live and Ialoveni District, where 14 percent live. Barring Moldova this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 35 percent live and Ecuador, where 8 percent live.
Colta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Colta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Colta last name contracted 19 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Colta Last Name Statistics demography
Colta earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Colta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Colta in the Arabic language | ||
| كولتا | kwlta | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Colta
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