Kolao Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Kolao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 276 | 1:29,542 | 3,376 |
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Kolao (50) may also be a first name.
Kolao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolao Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kolao (Marathi: कोलओ, Russian: Колао) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolao? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 910,497th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Kolao live; 95 percent live in Oceania Islands and 95 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 50 people.
The surname Kolao is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 276 people, or 1 in 29,542. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 96 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 4 percent live and National Capital District, where 0 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea Kolao occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 3 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kolao Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolao in the Marathi language | ||
| कोलओ | kola'o | - |
| Kolao in the Russian language | ||
| Колао | kolao | - |
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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 Kolao
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