Kolah Surname
Approximately 3,764 people bear this surname
Kolah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2,328 | 1:32,982 | 3,931 |
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| India | 449 | 1:1,708,386 | 61,686 |
| Indonesia | 167 | 1:791,911 | 60,260 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Liberia | 102 | 1:43,221 | 3,943 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Kolah (297) may also be a first name.
Kolah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kolah (Arabic: كوله, Hindi: कोलह, Marathi: कोलाह, Oriya: େକାଲହ) is found most in Iran. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kolah is the 121,626th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,936,117 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Kolah live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 62 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Kolah is also the 511,663rd most commonly held first name on earth, held by 297 people.
This last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 2,328 people, or 1 in 32,982. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 62 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 10 percent reside and Khuzestan Province, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 14 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kolah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolah in the Hindi language | ||
| कोलह | kolaha | - |
| Kolah in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାଲହ | ekalaha | - |
| Kolah in the Marathi language | ||
| कोलाह | kolaha | 91.46 |
| कोला | kola | 4.88 |
| कोलह | kolaha | 3.66 |
| Kolah in the Arabic language | ||
| كوله | kwlh | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Kolah
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