Colunga Surname

25,031st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Colunga Surname Definition:

Surname of a noble Asturian family dating back to 1584. The family shield originated in the village of Colunga in Oviedo, Asturias.

"Lunga" - long pause - in Italian and the prefix "co-" - two, union company - gives a union of two quiet villages.

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Colunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico15,9521:7,781877
United States4,6301:78,2858,939
Argentina3731:114,5949,663
Spain3521:132,81810,077
Peru1071:297,04811,229
Ecuador471:338,4229,364
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Colunga (15) may also be a first name.

Colunga Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Surname of a noble Asturian family dating back to 1584. The family shield originated in the village of Colunga in Oviedo, Asturias.

"Lunga" - long pause - in Italian and the prefix "co-" - two, union company - gives a union of two quiet villages."

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

The Colunga surname is of Asturian origin. It comes from the town with the same name.

- saelizondor

Colunga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colunga is most common in Mexico. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colunga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Colunga is the 25,031st most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 338,028 people. The last name Colunga is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Colunga reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Hispano-North America. Colunga is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename globally, held by 15 people.

Colunga is most widespread in Mexico, where it is carried by 15,952 people, or 1 in 7,781. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Nuevo León, where 22 percent are found, San Luis Potosí, where 16 percent are found and Tamaulipas, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Mexico it occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Colunga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Colunga has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Colunga last name grew 463,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colunga Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Colunga surname are 4.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.79% registered with the party.

The amount Colunga earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 79.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,776 per year; in United States they earn 17.85% less than the national average, earning $35,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.24% less than the national average, earning $27,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collunga931/
Colounga931/
Colungga931/
Colungha931/
Coluna923,513/
Coluga923/
Calunga8622,129/
Columna867,016/
Colunna8696/
Colunge8694/
Solunga8681/
Colonga8677/
Colungo8662/
Colunas8655/
Colugna8642/
Columga869/
Culunga868/
Kolunga868/
Colungi863/
Colouna862/
Colunap861/
Colusga861/
Colunay861/
Colluna861/
Columnas80697/
Colugnat8054/
Colongay8039/
Colunger8010/
Calungas809/
Calungay805/
Colunnas803/
Callunga801/
Chalunga801/
Columnaz801/
Colunggo801/
Colona772,255/
Caluna77540/
Koluga7716/
Caluga773/
Koluna772/
Coluña772/
Cologa772/
Calunggay75101/
Chollungo755/
Colonggay751/
Columnaas751/
Koulounga751/
Kalunga71143,627/
Colonna7121,958/
Salunga714,293/
Calugay712,871/
Calungo711,981/
Calonga711,748/
Calugas711,011/
Kulunga71699/
Kolonga71409/
Colongo71358/
Colonge71203/
Colongi71105/
Colonha7133/
Columno7130/
Calunge7126/
Calauna7121/
Calunas7116/
Collona7115/
Zolonga7114/
Calluna7113/
Kolumna7112/
Culonga7111/
Kolugha719/
Calungi718/
Culunge717/
Calumga714/
Calumna714/
Calunay713/
Kelunga713/
Kolugad712/
Colloga712/
Colonay711/
Kolouna711/
Zalunga711/
Zulunga711/
Calunad711/
Calunea711/
Calungggay711/
Colonea711/
Colongy711/
Colonoa711/
Kaliunga671,014/
Collonge67978/
Kaulunga67158/
Kalounga6775/
Coulonge6767/
Collongy6737/
Kalungad6736/
Colonghi6732/
Kallunga6727/
Koulonga6722/
Khalunga6720/
Colluney6719/
Caulonga6718/
Calungui6718/
Salaunga6718/
Collonna6717/
Colongey6716/
Salungga6711/
Calumnay6711/
Koulouna678/
Calumnas677/
Koluhyna677/
Kalunnga676/
Calunggo675/
Kalhunga675/
Calujnai674/
Chulungo673/
Kelungga672/
Kalungai672/
Kalungay672/
Kalungga672/
Kuliunga671/
Khulunga671/
Kalyunga671/
Kkalunga671/
Koilonga671/
Kolumnas671/
Kolongai671/
Salunhga671/
Caluingi671/
Calunghi671/
Calunnay671/
Ccollona671/
Cullunge671/
Colonggo671/
Colonghe671/
Colongoy671/
Colonnay671/
Gqolonga671/
Koulouga671/
Coilonna670/

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