Coulbaly Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Coulbaly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Coulbaly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso4281:42,8792,073
Senegal1391:104,8871,067
Ivory Coast671:344,34712,387
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080

Coulbaly (10) may also be a first name.

Coulbaly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Coulbaly is held by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coulbaly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 498,439th most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,025,032 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Coulbaly live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Coulbaly is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 10 people.

The surname is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 428 people, or 1 in 42,879. In Burkina Faso Coulbaly is most frequent in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 45 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 25 percent live and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 12 percent live. Not including Burkina Faso it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 21 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coullbaly942/
Koulbaly8829/
Coulbali885/
Colbaley881/
Colbalay880/
Koulbali7533/
Koilbaly754/
Calbali6743/
Zulbaili6316/
Kulbalai631/
Kalbaliy631/
Calbalis631/
Kajolbala591/
Kolballer591/
Kalbali53431/
Calboli53213/
Kalbala5311/
Kalbale536/
Kolvali534/
Qalbali532/
Çalbali531/
Zalbali531/
Kollempally531/
Kalbaali501,777/
Kalbalia5092/
Kalbaile5022/
Kolvalli503/
Qalbaali501/
Zulboili501/
Kalbhale501/

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