Colu Surname
Approximately 239 people bear this surname
Colu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 191 | 1:105,120 | 11,885 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
The alternate forms: Çolu (155) & Cölü (1) are calculated separately.
Colu (38) may also be a first name.
Colu Demographics
Average Colu Salary in
United States
$24,062 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Colu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Colu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Colu (Hindi: चोलु) is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Çolu or Cölü. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Colu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Colu is the 1,048,281st most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. Colu is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Colu are found; 80 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Colu is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 38 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Romania, where it is borne by 191 people, or 1 in 105,120. In Romania Colu is mostly found in: Constanța County, where 51 percent reside, Vâlcea County, where 49 percent reside and Timiș County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Romania Colu occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.
Colu Last Name Statistics demography
Colu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Colu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Colu in the Hindi language | ||
| चोलु | colu | - |
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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 Colu
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