Coolegem Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Coolegem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Coolegem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1961:86,15914,300
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Coolegem Last Name Facts

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

Coolegem is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Coolegem.

How Common Is The Last Name Coolegem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Coolegem is the 1,118,459th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Coolegem reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Coolegem is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 86,159. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 44 percent are found, South Holland, where 23 percent are found and Limburg, where 16 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colegem9312/
Coolegen882/
Colgem860/
Coligem803/
Goleagem751/
Clagem710/
Colesen676/
Calagem675/
Coligen673/
Kulegema634/
Guilegem631/
Callagem631/
Keolegiam591/
Kalgem573/
Klegim572/
Kaligemo501/
Calagium501/
Kalugema501/
Gallagem500/

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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 Coolegem
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