Colyns Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Colyns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colyns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Colyns (13) may also be a first name.

Colyns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Colyns occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colyns? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Colyns reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 766,443. In Belgium Colyns is most prevalent in: Walloon Region, where 87 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 13 percent are found. Other than Belgium this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Colyns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Colyns has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Colyns surname rose 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collyns92418/
Colins833,125/
Colens8398/
Collns8356/
Colhns833/
Collins77646,590/
Collens77800/
Coolens77514/
Coolins7733/
Colihns779/
Coulins774/
Colinns774/
Colhins771/
Coilins771/
Coilhns771/
Colinse771/
Colions771/
Colllns771/
Collnns770/
Coslins770/
Cotlins770/
Colinss770/
Kolns731/
Collijns7190/
Collions7134/
Collinse7134/
Colllins7118/
Collinss7113/
Coillins7110/
Colliens718/
Collinns715/
Coollins714/
Ccollins714/
Ciollins713/
Tcollins713/
Coullins712/
Dcollins712/
Colluins712/
Chollins712/
Kcollins711/
Collense711/
Colleens711/
Collinst711/
Colhlins711/
Collinsj711/
Collinsd710/
Coullens710/
Kolins67412/
Kolens6758/
Calens6757/
Zolins6721/
Calins6714/
Culins6710/
Colinz678/
Culens672/
Colnch672/
Colims672/
Cólins671/
Collinstt671/
Callns671/
Colnce671/
Kalyns671/

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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 Colyns
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