Kolama Surname
Approximately 147 people bear this surname
Kolama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kolama (66) may also be a first name.
Kolama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kolama (Hindi: कोलमा, Marathi: कोळमा, Oriya: େକାଲାମା) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kolama is the 1,453,389th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Kolama is predominantly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Kolama are found; 52 percent are found in Central Africa and 52 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kolama is also the 1,201,840th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 66 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 985,061. Barring The DR Congo this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kolama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolama in the Hindi language | ||
| कोलमा | kolama | - |
| Kolama in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାଲାମା | ekalama | - |
| Kolama in the Marathi language | ||
| कोळमा | kolama | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kolama
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