Colyn Surname

211,036th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Belgium

Colyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1941:45,3755,793
Belgium2691:42,7386,990
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
France301:2,214,091176,965
England251:2,228,72284,230
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Colyn (896) may also be a first name.

Colyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Colyn has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Colyn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colyn? popularity and diffusion

Colyn is the 211,036th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,727,645 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Colyn reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 271,411th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 896 people.

The surname Colyn is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,194 people, or 1 in 45,375. In South Africa Colyn is most common in: Gauteng, where 38 percent reside, Western Cape, where 33 percent reside and North West, where 7 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it is found in 35 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Colyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colyn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,388 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 278 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colyn last name are 13.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Colyn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.74% more than the national average, earning R 448,512 per year; in United States they earn 2.14% more than the national average, earning $44,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.16% less than the national average, earning $44,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collyn91109/
Colynn911/
Colyon911/
Coolyn911/
Cholyn911/
Coln891,326/
Colin80143,093/
Colen803,094/
Colín80341/
Kolyn80264/
Colne80126/
Coeln8049/
Colln8045/
Calyn8016/
Colìn805/
Coyln802/
Colén802/
Colõn802/
Colhn801/
Colön801/
Coiln801/
Colnh801/
Cuoln801/
Colina7394,232/
Collin7347,581/
Coolen737,188/
Collen733,454/
Colijn731,609/
Cholin73750/
Coulin73746/
Colgin73710/
Coling73543/
Kholyn73427/
Coelen73267/
Coglin73178/
Collén73172/
Kolyna73148/
Colion73108/
Coolin73102/
Coulen7386/
Ciolin7378/
Coleng7378/
Coslin7371/
Kolhyn7345/
Coelln7342/
Chulyn7340/
Colind7326/
Colemn7325/
Tsolyn7323/
Coelin7320/
Cholen7316/
Colent7316/
Cohlen7313/
Chalyn7313/
Coluin7311/
Kollyn739/
Coleen738/
Cohlin738/
Cotlin737/
Calyon737/
Colhen736/
Coilin736/
Calysn734/
Kolyon734/
Colinn733/
Callyn732/
Colien732/
Colenn732/
Cullyn732/
Coslen731/
Calynn731/
Coylen731/
Collym731/
Coloen731/
Coluen731/
Coluun731/
Colend731/
Colgne731/
Ccolin731/
Collln731/
Zholyn731/
Cotlen730/
Coylin730/
Cuolin730/
Colnne730/
Colling677,296/
Collina674,153/
Cooling671,804/
Couling671,562/
Colleen671,479/
Kholyna67502/
Ciolina67247/
Collion67213/
Collien67206/
Coellen67109/
Colleng67100/
Koln6791/
Couglin6783/
Cooleen6780/
Calyaen6777/
Collijn6769/
Chulyna6762/
Couslin6750/
Coollen6738/
Tsolyna6724/
Collind6721/
Caln6719/
Coullin6719/
Chollin6718/
Collinn6716/
Chalyna6714/
Chollen6712/
Colenne6710/
Cholina679/
Collisn676/
Choolin676/
Kollyna676/
Tcholin675/
Cotling674/
Culn674/
Coliaen674/
Tsohlyn674/
Coullen673/
Collent673/
Chholin673/
Coolina672/
Cohlend672/
Coiling672/
Cothlen672/
Coulent672/
Coolgin672/
Choylin672/
Coollin672/
Colinne672/
Cosling671/
Choulin671/
Cottlne671/
Tcollin671/
Cottlin671/
Coyling671/
Chaulyn671/
Coulina671/
Coolien671/
Collenn671/
Coislin671/
Choilen671/
Zoln671/
Chalyon671/
Coulien671/
Couhlin670/
Cothlin670/
Chsholn670/
Coolent670/
Colheen670/
Collend670/
Colehen670/
Coellin670/
Coulink670/
Colglin670/

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Footnotes

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