Coly Surname

10,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Coly Surname Definition:

Local. A little river in Devonshire, England.

Coly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal50,9191:28654
France1,2991:51,1346,707
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Spain1221:383,21321,260
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Gambia491:39,254219
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Guinea-Bissau41:432,005185
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

Coly (2,494) may also be a first name.

Coly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. A little river in Devonshire, England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Coly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻟﻲ) occurs in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,563rd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 137,056 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Coly live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Coly is also the 147,827th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 2,494 people.

Coly is most frequently held in Senegal, where it is carried by 50,919 people, or 1 in 286. In Senegal Coly is mostly found in: Ziguinchor Region, where 50 percent live, Dakar Region, where 33 percent live and Sédhiou Region, where 7 percent live. Aside from Senegal this surname is found in 57 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent live and Gabon, where 0 percent live.

Coly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Coly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Coly last name decreased 39 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Coly surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Coly earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.62% less than the national average, earning $42,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.95% less than the national average, earning $29,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coley8929,603/
Colly891,371/
Couly89916/
Colay89612/
Choly89169/
Coloy8989/
Cooly8963/
Coliy8927/
Czoly8911/
Cohly898/
Colys898/
Colya896/
Coyly894/
Coily893/
Cotly892/
Cioly892/
Colyt891/
Cooley8049,562/
Colley8045,318/
Collay801,323/
Cholyi80703/
Chouly80481/
Cosley80390/
Choley80378/
Coiley80350/
Couley80184/
Choliy80154/
Cholly80143/
Colloy80106/
Cholay8093/
Coulay8061/
Coilly8051/
Cosloy8028/
Coyley8021/
Chooly8017/
Cotley8011/
Coolly807/
Coilay805/
Coolay804/
Choily804/
Cohley803/
Coslay803/
Choloy803/
Cholyo803/
Ciolly802/
Colluy802/
Csolya802/
Coleey801/
Cooliy801/
Cooluy801/
Coleys801/
Dcholy801/
Choluy801/
Coully801/
Couloy800/
Coosly800/
Coolys800/
Colgey800/
Cottly800/
Kcooly800/
Cole75449,543/
Cola7533,127/
Koly7519,899/
Coli758,001/
Caly751,413/
Culy75475/
Colé7517/
Qoly753/
Colí752/
Colă751/
Cholley731,889/
Cousley73402/
Coolley7390/
Coutley7375/
Tchouly7344/
Cholyai7321/
Coulloy7317/
Coheely7314/
Chouley7313/
Coilley7313/
Tscholy7311/
Choulay739/
Cocelly735/
Chooley734/
Cholioy734/
Tcholey733/
Choolyo732/
Colleys731/
Cholaya731/
Coulley731/
Cooleys731/
Cooliey731/
Colleyd731/
Colloey731/
Couslay731/
Csolley731/
Chouhly731/
Cottley730/
Collohy730/
Coehley730/
Collahy730/
Coollay730/
Koley6767,420/
Coles6755,193/
Coyle6750,167/
Colli6732,695/
Colla6713,192/
Kolay6712,662/
Colle6710,210/
Chole678,261/
Coila676,941/
Kolly676,418/
Colis675,606/
Caley675,345/
Kholy675,076/
Cully674,294/
Colet673,339/
Kolya673,323/
Colia672,936/
Coler672,646/
Colio672,437/
Choli672,183/
Cioli671,964/
Ciola671,910/
Coyla671,844/
Calay671,662/
Coole671,565/
Colaj671,469/
Cally671,351/
Coeli671,163/
Coile671,142/
Colee67815/
Koliy67802/
Colea67663/
Chaly67603/
Kolyi67536/
Colie67415/
Coloa67411/
Culey67295/
Kohly67267/
Caloy67263/
Colip67248/
Collé67237/
Coloj67202/
Coule67159/
Kouly67132/
Coliz67129/
Koloy67106/
Colez6773/
Cauly6772/
Coleş6772/
Coula6770/
Koløy6769/
Coleu6762/
Colai6760/
Caliy6760/
Kooly6758/
Calya6757/
Coleș6752/
Culay6748/
Colța6745/
Ciole6737/
Kcoli6737/
Colje6736/
Coele6734/
Couli6733/
Cohla6733/
Kolyo6731/
Czuly6730/
Colid6727/
Colit6726/
Choły6725/
Csoli6723/
Czoli6722/
Cohle6718/
Chuly6718/
Kolhy6717/
Zoley6714/
Calyo6714/
Coola6711/
Caluy6711/
Collí6710/
Colaa6710/
Colei678/
Cohli678/
Kolys678/
Coloi677/
Chhouley677/
Colhe676/
Couslliy676/
Choullay676/
Colge675/
Qolly675/
Coili675/
Culiy674/
Cotli674/
Coled674/
Colej674/
Koily674/
Coliș674/
Coolj674/
Colôa674/
Kolyt674/
Cotle673/
Colui673/
Dcola673/
Colij673/
Kcole672/
Culoy672/
Culya672/
Cosle672/
Colep672/
Colhi672/
Colih672/
Ccola672/
Zolay672/
Cialy672/
Calyz672/
Gcola672/
Kolyd672/
Koluy671/
Calyi671/
Cuuly671/
Coleh671/
Colii671/
Dcole671/
Calyh671/
Zoloy671/
Cìola671/
Czola671/
Cuily671/
Culhy671/
Collè671/
Coleć671/
Gcoli671/
Coluj671/
Kolyy671/
Ccole670/
Coheeley670/
Caaly670/
Qoley670/
Culys670/
Calhy670/
Cojle670/
Coggilly670/

Coly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Coly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻮﻟﻲkwly-

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