Coltatu Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Coltatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Coltatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1711:117,41413,028
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Colţatu (60) & Colțatu (36) are calculated separately.

Coltatu Last Name Facts

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

Coltatu is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Colţatu or Colțatu. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coltatu? popularity and diffusion

Coltatu is the 1,276,805th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Coltatu are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 117,414. In Romania it is most numerous in: Giurgiu County, where 32 percent reside, Teleorman County, where 23 percent reside and Dolj County, where 22 percent reside. Barring Romania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Coltatu
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