Kol Surname

2,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Kol Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India151,6891:5,057452
South Sudan17,4381:655136
Cambodia16,2061:956254
Turkey10,0681:7,7301,055
Papua New Guinea2,2051:3,698189
Israel9071:9,4351,445
Russia6801:211,94623,131
Australia5831:46,3055,791
Netherlands4981:33,9105,656
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
United States4431:818,19262,826
Chad3851:35,3044,109
United Arab Emirates2621:34,9713,721
Iraq2571:136,2713,688
Vietnam2191:423,0411,338
France1931:344,15951,782
Ukraine1251:364,18244,868
Poland1191:319,40137,249
Germany801:1,006,31869,119
Cameroon781:266,27025,687
England671:831,61344,286
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Portugal571:182,7767,697
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Iran471:1,633,67162,881
Liberia441:100,1947,994
Canada411:898,67368,969
Belarus401:237,52628,656
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Northern Cyprus341:9,3832,356
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Afghanistan241:1,339,71611,412
Bulgaria241:290,78814,851
Greece211:527,60966,013
Moldova211:169,58917,028
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Lebanon141:402,64911,601
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Austria111:774,13064,097
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
China51:273,464,31313,838
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Albania31:971,35222,477
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Kól (14) are calculated separately.

Kol (16,860) may also be a first name.

Kol Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kol (Arabic: كول, Bengali: কল, Hindi: कोल, Marathi: कोल, Oriya: େକାଲ, Russian: Кол) has its highest incidence in India. It can also occur in the variant forms: Kól. For other possible spellings of Kol click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kol? popularity and diffusion

Kol is the 2,740th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 35,733 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Kol are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 42,781st most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 16,860 people.

This last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 151,689 people, or 1 in 5,057. In India it is mostly found in: Madhya Pradesh, where 80 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 11 percent are found and West Bengal, where 5 percent are found. Not including India this surname occurs in 106 countries. It is also found in South Sudan, where 9 percent are found and Cambodia, where 8 percent are found.

Kol Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kol last name is primarily Buddhist (54%) in Russia, Orthodox (67%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (64%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (68%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kol surname are 27.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.6% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kol earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 121.03% more than the national average, earning €66,374 per year; in South Africa they earn 75.05% less than the national average, earning R 59,280 per year; in United States they earn 1.41% more than the national average, earning $43,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.02% less than the national average, earning $41,724 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kól8914/
Kuol86202,034/
Kole86110,646/
Kohl8653,091/
Koul8620,673/
Kool8617,808/
Koll8612,211/
Khol862,685/
Koel862,369/
Kolh861,425/
Koil86331/
Koyl86285/
Hkol8612/
Kolë865/
Kkol862/
Kgol861/
Qkol861/
Gkol861/
Kolhe7578,100/
Kolle758,534/
Khole757,225/
Koole753,957/
Koyle751,873/
Koule751,319/
Kosyl75669/
Kotyl75430/
Koell75392/
Kholl75344/
Koull75275/
Koile75234/
Koçel75206/
Khoul75197/
Košel7591/
Kohll7590/
Koldt7552/
Kolhs7546/
Kohýl7533/
Gkole7529/
Kouhl7524/
Khoel7520/
Khoil7519/
Kuole7516/
Kottl7512/
Khool758/
Kohul758/
Koßel758/
Koëhl758/
Koult757/
Kolth756/
Kolld756/
Koldd755/
Koelh754/
Koşel754/
Kohyl753/
Kcole752/
Kooll752/
Kolhl752/
Khoyl751/
Khohl751/
Koilh751/
Kolht751/
Kolpf751/
Kolpp751/
Gkoul751/
Kuolh751/
Kollh751/
Kholh751/
Kocyl751/
Kolll751/
Kuoll751/
Kcool751/
Ckool751/
Qkolp751/
Koohl751/
Koihl750/
Koulp750/
Kuohl750/
Kothl750/
Kul6730,343/
Kal6721,960/
Col6710,933/
Khoule675,760/
Khogli672,245/
Kolova672,057/
Koshyl671,789/
Kolowa671,146/
Qol67868/
Kholle67707/
Koszel67535/
Koheel67253/
Kohiel67183/
Kholhe67172/
Koulle67169/
Kottel67130/
Kohsel6760/
Kül6741/
Kollhe6735/
Koszil6729/
Kolová6728/
Koseel6728/
Kollle6726/
Khosle6725/
Kál6723/
Koscil6722/
Koszyl6718/
Kotell6714/
Kozsil679/
K'Houl675/
Kůl675/
Kosilp675/
Khoyle674/
Kohlhe674/
Khoile673/
Koille673/
Kougli673/
Kolhhe672/
Kúl672/
Koteld672/
Kholhl671/
Kohgil671/
Kohyll671/
Koogli671/
Kozsel671/
Kouyle671/
Koulth671/
Gkoile671/
G'Kole671/
Khoolh671/
Kuoiel671/
Khhoul671/
Kotelp671/
Kousle671/
Kolltt671/
Kolhll670/

Kol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kol in the Oriya language
େକାଲekala-
Kol in the Hindi language
कोलkola99.5
कोल्kol0.27
Kol in the Marathi language
कोलkola89.02
कोळkola6.22
Kol in the Bengali language
কলkala55.56
কোলkola44.44
Kol in the Russian language
Колkol-
Kol in the Arabic language
كولkwl-
كاولkawl-

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