Colv Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Colv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Colv (4) may also be a first name.

Colv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colv is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colv? popularity and diffusion

The last name Colv is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Colv occurs mostly in Asia, where 67 percent of Colv are found; 67 percent are found in East Asia and 67 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Colv is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 4 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 11,722,373. In Taiwan Colv is most frequent in: Hsinchu City, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Taiwan Colv is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colvås8012/
Colp75798/
Colf75516/
Colb75158/
Kolv7517/
Solv7514/
Calv757/
Qolv751/
Colw751/
Colfs6793/
Colpe6768/
Scolf6739/
Colfe6717/
Colps6715/
Colbs6713/
Coulp678/
Colff676/
Cholf672/
Koelv672/
Joolv671/
Qolvd671/
Coolb671/
Collf671/
Colbt671/
Coylw670/
Coulb670/

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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 Colv
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis