Colterjohn Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Colterjohn Surname Definition:

COLTERJOHN: John the colt-herd, an ancient and uncommon name. Albert Colterjohn died in Edinburgh, 1939.

Colterjohn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576

Colterjohn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

COLTERJOHN: John the colt-herd, an ancient and uncommon name. Albert Colterjohn died in Edinburgh, 1939.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Colterjohn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colterjohn has its highest incidence in Canada. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Colterjohn.

How Common Is The Last Name Colterjohn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Colterjohn is the 2,808,717th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Colterjohn are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Colterjohn is most numerous in Canada, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 1,151,425. In Canada it is most numerous in: Ontario, where 81 percent live, British Columbia, where 13 percent live and Nova Scotia, where 3 percent live. Other than Canada this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Cambodia, where 2 percent live.

Colterjohn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colterjohn surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Colterjohn earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 18.97% less than the national average, earning $34,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 66.11% more than the national average, earning $82,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolterjohn9010/
Colterjahn901/
Kolterjoahn862/
Kolterjahn80120/
Colteryahn80110/
Calterson740/
Kolteryahn7012/
Kalterson630/
Golder Jana571/
Koladurjan501/

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