Columban Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Columban Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Columban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1361:147,63115,687
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Columban (72) may also be a first name.

Columban Last Name Facts

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

Columban occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Columban? popularity and diffusion

The last name Columban is the 1,385,851st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Columban reside; 86 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Columban is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 72 people.

The surname is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 147,631. In Romania it is most frequent in: Teleorman County, where 65 percent are found, Iași County, where 28 percent are found and Harghita County, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Romania this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Columban
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