Columba Surname

165,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Columba Surname Definition:

The name of the famous saint of Iona is an early borrowing from Latin columba, a pigeon. Adamnan spells the name Columba, Columbanus, Columbus, and Columb. The Irish call him Colum, with cille, 'of the churches,' as a distinction. Some Irish writers say he was christened Crimthann 'fox,' but was designated Columba by his playmates "on account of his gentleness.

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Columba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador9611:16,5512,467
Nigeria7051:251,26614,522
Bolivia4051:26,2131,916
Philippines2041:496,26658,506
Italy821:745,81361,559
Mexico581:2,140,10719,397
Argentina571:749,88450,572
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
England91:6,190,895170,599
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
France51:13,284,544357,392
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Columbá (1) are calculated separately.

Columba (20,864) may also be a first name.

Columba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The name of the famous saint of Iona is an early borrowing from Latin columba, a pigeon. Adamnan spells the name Columba, Columbanus, Columbus, and Columb. The Irish call him Colum, with cille, 'of the churches,' as a distinction. Some Irish writers say he was christened Crimthann 'fox,' but was designated Columba by his playmates "on account of his gentleness.' Notwithstanding the assertion of Adamnan (V. C., III, 23) Columba was little known on the Continent of Europe, and his name there was associated with superstitious practices against storms, fire, and field ratsl The first bishop of Dunkeld (fl. 640) was named Columba. From the common diminutive form Colmnan or Colman comes the Gaelic personal name Calum, from which we have MacCaluim, English Maccallum, which see.

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

Columba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Columba occurs more in Ecuador more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Columbá. Click here to see other potential spellings of Columba.

How Common Is The Last Name Columba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 165,734th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,788,957 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Columba are found; 55 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Andean South America. Columba is also the 36,640th most common forename throughout the world It is held by 20,864 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Ecuador, where it is borne by 961 people, or 1 in 16,551. In Ecuador Columba is most common in: Pichincha Province, where 96 percent are found, Napo Province, where 2 percent are found and Azuay Province, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Ecuador it occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Bolivia, where 15 percent are found.

Columba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Columba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Columba surname increased 178 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Columba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Columba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 84.81% more than the national average, earning €55,498 per year and in United States they earn 17.71% more than the national average, earning $50,789 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Columbá951/
Columbas9317/
Columnba934/
Columbah933/
Ccolumba931/
Calumba865,019/
Colomba863,113/
Colimba862,711/
Columbo861,450/
Kolumba86165/
Columbe86136/
Columbi8647/
Solumba8643/
Columby8622/
Columbé862/
Culumba862/
Collumbach820/
Columbie805,007/
Chalumba80296/
Calumbay80233/
Columber80225/
Colombai80191/
Columbos80167/
Columbit8036/
Columbis8035/
Collomba8015/
Kolumbai8014/
Coloumbe808/
Coulumbe808/
Columbes802/
Coulumbo801/
Tsolumba801/
Callumba801/
Calumbaa801/
Calumbas801/
Cullumba801/
Colombau801/
Collumbi801/
Coloumbo801/
Columboy801/
Columbys801/
Columbio800/
Columbet800/
Coulimba800/
Tchouloumba7813/
Tchalumba7589/
Columbich7519/
Columbuis754/
Couloumbe752/
Kouloumba752/
Cholunbay751/
Koloumbas751/
Collumber750/
Calumbach750/
Colombo71193,456/
Kalumba7183,307/
Colombi7111,998/
Calumbo712,382/
Kulumba712,256/
Colombe711,891/
Kolomba71826/
Colimbo71641/
Calumby71471/
Calumbi71394/
Kolimba71362/
Coulombeau71315/
Colomby71292/
Salumba71193/
Calimba71192/
Calomba7154/
Couloumbis7129/
Zulumba7120/
Colombé7120/
Kolumbo7111/
Kolumbe713/
Kolumbi713/
Kouloumbas712/
Calumbe711/
Kelumba711/
Zolomba711/
Djouloumba711/
Calunba711/
Caulucimba711/
Culomba711/
Collombeau711/
Qolumbi711/
Kolumby711/
Coulombe6713,949/
Khalumba67601/
Colombie67500/
Kolumbet67326/
Calimbay67152/
Kolumber67125/
Kolumbić67107/
Kholomba6799/
Colombey6792/
Culumber6763/
Kkulumba6751/
Collomby6744/
Calumboy6744/
Kolombea6733/
Kolombai6727/
Kolumbiy6725/
Collombo6725/
Kolomboa6721/
Kolumbis6713/
Kalhumba6710/
Koulimba6710/
Kaulumba679/
Collombe678/
Kulumbay675/
Kollomba675/
Kollumbi675/
Jalumbai674/
Kallumba674/
Kolombay673/
Coolombe673/
Salumbai672/
Salumbay672/
Callumbo672/
Kaloumba672/
Kolumbei672/
Coulombo671/
Colunber671/
Salaumba671/
Kulumbai671/
Colomboo671/
Kaluumba671/
Kaluimba671/
Kalumbaa671/
Kalumbau671/
Kolumbie671/
Kolumbič671/
Koulomba671/
Kuluumba671/
Zoloumva671/
Salumbah671/
Tchouloumbe671/
Gqolomba671/
Dzulumba671/
Caluimbi671/
Calumbis671/
Chalumbo671/
Ccolombo671/
Culomboa671/
Culumbos671/
Colomboi671/
Colombou671/
Collombi671/
Kulyumba671/
Kohlomba671/
Kahlumba671/
Colombeh671/

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