Kolao Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kolao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2761:29,5423,376
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolaho917/
Koulao912/
Kolaou912/
Kollao912/
Kolauo911/
Koilao911/
Kholao911/
Kolaeo911/
Kolahou8391/
Koulaou8339/
Koulaho832/
Kolaayo831/
Kolaijo831/
Koilaho831/
Koelaho831/
Kholhao831/
Kalao808,817/
Colao804,331/
Koloa80264/
Kulao8051/
Kelao8019/
Koulahou77100/
Koulaouz771/
Collao7312,576/
Kalaou73902/
Coliao73720/
Kalaho73122/
Kallao7368/
Koloua7366/
Kaliao7360/
Kolouo7334/
Kulaho7332/
Koiloa7324/
Keliao7322/
Kelaho7322/
Koloha739/
Kutlao739/
Koloho738/
Koileo737/
Kolloa735/
Colyao733/
Colaho733/
Koleua732/
Kholoa732/
Kalaoh732/
Kalyao732/
Colaoo731/
Kuliao731/
Kolaua731/
Khalao731/
Kalaoz731/
Kahlao731/
Koullahou711/
Kalaiyo67391/
Khaalao67189/
Khalaoh67154/
Kallaos6794/
Kolohou6790/
Kouloua6790/
Colagio6724/
Khohloa6720/
Kulaots6719/
Kalaoth6718/
Koleuya6716/
Colahao6715/
Koliaea678/
Kalahou678/
Kholaea677/
Kalaouz677/
Kalayio676/
Kalayyo676/
Kolouas674/
Khalaho674/
Kallaou674/
Collauo673/
Kalaayo673/
Colliao673/
Koloiyo673/
Kallaho672/
Kohlloo672/
Koloath671/
Kologio671/
Kolayya671/
Kalliao671/
Kulaiyo671/
Khalaoo671/
Kolojyo671/
Khalaos671/
Kelaayo671/
Koliouo671/
Khalaoi671/
Koilaua671/
Kolioho671/
Kholioo671/
Kohluoa671/
Collaos671/
Kolojjo671/
Kolaiya671/

Kolao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolao in the Marathi language
कोलओkola'o-
Kolao in the Russian language
Колаоkolao-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kolao
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