Kolanya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kolanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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) is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolanya? popularity and diffusion
Kolanya is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs mostly 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. It is also the 710,504th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 166 people.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Kolanya is most numerous in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalanya | 86 | 20 | / |
| Kulanya | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kolonya | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kolanja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kolania | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kuylanya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kalainya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kholonya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kalanyas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kolanjay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Koulania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalyanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuleanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kolangna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kolanjia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kolonnya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kolonyea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khuilanya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Koulangna | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kalanja | 71 | 113 | / |
| Kalania | 71 | 74 | / |
| Kalonya | 71 | 19 | / |
| Kolonyo | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kalanha | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kalagna | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kalanyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kulagna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kulonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalanyos | 67 | 458 | / |
| Kalanjoy | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kolanjei | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kalyania | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kalanjay | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kalanjia | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kolonjoy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kolányos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kolamneo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kalanyoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keulagna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalyanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalania | 67 | 1 | / |
Kolanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolanya in the Marathi language | ||
| कोलण्या | kolanya | - |
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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 Kolanya
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