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 surname Colvine is held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colvine? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. The surname Colvine occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Colvine are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 16 people.

It is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 89,230. In Scotland it is most frequent in: Scottish Borders, where 63 percent live, Midlothian, where 10 percent live and City of Edinburgh, where 10 percent live. Beside Scotland it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Colvine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colvine has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Colvine surname rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 933 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 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/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Colvine
  • 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