Culumbus Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Culumbus Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from Latin culumbus, meaning 'the land of culum'. There is variants of this surname in different languages like Colón in Spanish and Portugues.

Culumbus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Culumbus (33) may also be a first name.

Culumbus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from Latin culumbus, meaning 'the land of culum'. There is variants of this surname in different languages like Colón in Spanish and Portugues.

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Culumbus Last Name Facts

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

Culumbus occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Culumbus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Culumbus reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Culumbus is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 33 people.

The last name Culumbus is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Cross River, where 69 percent live, Nasarawa, where 19 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Besides Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live.

Culumbus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Culumbus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Coulumbus942/
Columbus886,017/
Kulumbus883/
Culumbos881/
Collumbus8214/
Columbuis824/
Coloumbus823/
Coulombus821/
Columbu80399/
Kulumbu80360/
Colombus75293/
Columbos75167/
Kolumbus75141/
Coulombu7522/
Kulumbos756/
Colunbus754/
Collombus714/
Colombu67418/
Kouloumbou6716/
Kulunbu671/
Colombos6358/
Kolombus6329/
Kulombos632/
Colonbus632/
Colombau631/
Colombou631/
Kolombuus5916/
Koloumbou591/
Coleunbus590/
Koulounbou561/
Kolombu538/
Kolombos5065/
Kolombou5026/
Colomvos501/

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