Coltescu Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Coltescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Coltescu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1691:118,80413,142
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Colțescu (2) are calculated separately.

Coltescu Last Name Facts

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

Coltescu occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Colțescu. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coltescu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Coltescu is the 1,252,959th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name Coltescu is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Coltescu live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in Romanian Europe.

Coltescu is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 118,804. In Romania Coltescu is most numerous in: Gorj County, where 30 percent reside, Hunedoara County, where 28 percent reside and Cluj County, where 24 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colțescu962/
Colitescu9410/
Goltescu882/
Calotescu82579/
Calitescu82235/
Goltiescu8234/
Goltesku755/
Galatescu7158/
Calițescu7135/
Caliţescu715/
Galetescu712/
Goltiesku711/
Koltsuk6716/
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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 Coltescu
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