Colway Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

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

Colway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Colway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colway has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colway? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Colway reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Colway is most common in The United States, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 6,358,929. In The United States Colway is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 33 percent live, Florida, where 12 percent live and South Carolina, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States Colway occurs in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent live.

Colway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colway has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 139 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Colway surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

Colway earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.22% more than the national average, earning $49,285 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collway922/
Calway83606/
Cholwa8348/
Kolway8341/
Colwye8337/
Colbay835/
Colwey833/
Colwap831/
Coelwy831/
Culway830/
Callway7769/
Kohlway7758/
Colbayi7743/
Caulway7723/
Colwash7721/
Tcholwa7718/
Chalway7718/
Culwayo7717/
Zsolway777/
Cholwea775/
Zolwayo774/
Calwaay773/
Colwait772/
Kolwaya771/
Kolwayi771/
Cholbay771/
Csalway771/
Choolwa771/
Cullway770/
Collvay770/
Colby7317,419/
Kolwa73275/
Colba73110/
Colva7320/
Zolwa7314/
Calwa7310/
Colvy736/
Colwe734/
Calwy734/
Kolwy730/
Koolwaay7129/
Zohlwayo7120/
Kholwayo7111/
Chalwaya711/
Chalwaye711/
Kohlwayo711/
Chulwayo711/
Zohlwaya711/
Zohlwaye711/
Calvay672,839/
Cholwe67865/
Calbay67659/
Cholvy67609/
Coulby67312/
Colbey67272/
Chalwa67206/
Chulwa67151/
Colbea67141/
Kalway67129/
Colvey67113/
Czolba6773/
Kholwa6772/
Kolwey6769/
Colwes6735/
Collby6727/
Kohlwa6721/
Calwat6718/
Kulway6718/
Calwas6716/
Kolwat6712/
Koolwa677/
Caluay676/
Kolwad676/
Cholby675/
Kolwai673/
Kollwa673/
Colvas673/
Colvea672/
Koulwa672/
Kolwae671/
Colweu671/
Coluey671/
Colwee671/
Coolwe671/
Collua671/
Colbaș671/
Colhua671/
K'Olwa671/
Calwey670/
Colbuy670/
Casselway670/
Coolby670/
Colwed670/

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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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  • 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 Colway
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