Kolanya Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kolanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kolanya (166) may also be a first name.

Kolanya Last Name Facts

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

Kolanya (Marathi: कोलण्या) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kolanya is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Kolanya are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Kolanya is also the 710,504th most widely held first name in the world, held by 166 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Kolanya exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kolanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolanya in the Marathi language
कोलण्याkolanya-

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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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  • 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 Kolanya
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