Colvine Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Colvine Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colvine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland601:89,2306,335
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland381:98,5064,956
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Colvine (16) may also be a first name.

Colvine Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colvine is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colvine? popularity and diffusion

The last name Colvine is the 1,882,912th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Colvine live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 89,230. In Scotland Colvine is most prevalent in: Scottish Borders, where 63 percent live, Midlothian, where 10 percent live and City of Edinburgh, where 10 percent live. Not including Scotland this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Colvine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colvine has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the surname increased 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 933 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colvin9235,583/
Collvines881/
Calvine86104/
Collvin8643/
Colving866/
Colvina865/
Colvini861/
Colvein861/
Colvane861/
Colwine860/
Colbine860/
Coulbine802/
Colvinnc801/
Kolviene801/
Calvines800/
Calvin7721,869/
Colven77200/
Kolvin7737/
Colvim773/
Calvigner7510/
Caullvine758/
Calviness753/
Calvini71549/
Calvain71490/
Calvene71102/
Kelvine7141/
Calvina7120/
Salvine7118/
Kolvina7115/
Kolvini716/
Zolvini716/
Kolvane715/
Calvein715/
Solvini713/
Callvin712/
Kalvine712/
Calvien712/
Coluene711/
Colwane711/
Calvoin711/
Calvion711/
Jalvine711/
Calving711/
Calvinn711/
Colboin710/
Calvint710/
Colbain710/
Colbuin710/
Kolwine710/
Colvent710/
Caulvin710/
Colvean710/
Koolwine6713/
Khalvine675/
Calvinna673/
Salvinei672/
Cahlving671/
Kalviene671/
Calvinai671/
Kelvaine671/

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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 Colvine
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