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) occurs more in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Çolta. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Colta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Colta is the 139,654th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,278,070 people. The last name Colta is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Colta reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most common forename internationally It is held by 15 people.
The last name is most numerous in Moldova, where it is borne by 1,630 people, or 1 in 2,185. In Moldova Colta is mostly concentrated in: Hîncești District, where 27 percent reside, Chișinău Municipality, where 18 percent reside and Ialoveni District, where 14 percent reside. Beside Moldova this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 35 percent reside and Ecuador, where 8 percent reside.
Colta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Colta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Colta surname 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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