Colvey Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Colvey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England61:9,286,343223,652
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Colvey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colvey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colvey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Colvey is the 1,718,748th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname Colvey is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Colvey are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 6,472,481. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 39 percent live, Oregon, where 13 percent live and Arkansas, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Colvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colvey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 373 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colvey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Colvey surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Colvey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.4% more than the national average, earning $44,183 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.03% more than the national average, earning $60,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colve9156/
Colvy916/
Calvey831,385/
Colver831,212/
Cholvy83609/
Colbey83272/
Solvey83141/
Colvez83122/
Colvee8330/
Colvet8316/
Kolvey8313/
Colvie833/
Colves833/
Colwey833/
Colvée833/
Colvea832/
Coluey831/
Collver77913/
Colvett77313/
Colbeyi77147/
Coulver773/
Ckelvey771/
Collves771/
Sollvey771/
Colveid771/
Scalvey770/
Coolver770/
Collvay770/
Colby7317,419/
Calve731,044/
Colbe73441/
Calvy73368/
Kolve73334/
Solve7355/
Jolve7325/
Colva7320/
Colvi7318/
Colue737/
Colwe734/
Kolvy732/
Calvet6712,710/
Calvez678,944/
Calver674,357/
Calvay672,839/
Calves671,130/
Cholwe67865/
Coulby67312/
Czolbe67275/
Colvis67263/
Kelvey67210/
Salvey67166/
Kolbey67156/
Solvie67146/
Colber67145/
Colbea67141/
Colbie67129/
Cholvi67129/
Jolveh67112/
Solvay6795/
Zolver6789/
Kolwey6769/
Calvie6768/
Kolves6762/
Colway6758/
Colbet6744/
Chalve6741/
Colwye6737/
Colwes6735/
Solwey6735/
Calved6729/
Collby6727/
Solvei6727/
Cholue6711/
Colbes677/
Colbay675/
Coluer675/
Cholby675/
Kalvey674/
Colvér674/
Colvas673/
Calbey673/
Kolveš673/
Caluey672/
Colvid672/
Calvae672/
Jolvet672/
Colweu671/
Kolhve671/
Kolveu671/
Koulve671/
Calvea671/
Cohlby671/
Ckelvy671/
Colvih671/
Colvit671/
Colwee671/
Coolwe671/
Kolveh671/
Jalvey671/
Soluey671/
Cialve671/
Colwed670/
Colbee670/
Calwey670/
Colbuy670/
Collue670/
Soulve670/
Coolby670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Colvey
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