Kolas Surname
Approximately 1,782 people bear this surname
Kolas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 386 | 1:1,987,216 | 68,319 |
| Poland | 306 | 1:124,212 | 18,374 |
| United States | 302 | 1:1,200,195 | 85,425 |
| Turkey | 213 | 1:365,359 | 22,771 |
| Belarus | 143 | 1:66,441 | 10,983 |
| Haiti | 63 | 1:169,586 | 6,914 |
| Indonesia | 40 | 1:3,306,230 | 179,945 |
| Greece | 40 | 1:276,995 | 41,298 |
| Albania | 33 | 1:88,305 | 9,061 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Cyprus | 17 | 1:52,052 | 5,162 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
The alternate forms: Kolaś (12), Kolaš (5), Kolás (2) & Koláš (12) are calculated separately.
Kolas (346) may also be a first name.
Kolas Demographics
Average Kolas Salary in
United States
$49,492 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kolas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kolas (Hindi: कोलश्, Marathi: कोलास, Oriya: େକାଲାସ, Russian: Колас) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kolaś, Kolaš, Kolás or Koláš. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kolas is the 227,600th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,089,532 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 37 percent of Kolas reside; 27 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 22 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 468,941st most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 346 people.
Kolas is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 386 people, or 1 in 1,987,216. In India it is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 61 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 30 percent reside and Madhya Pradesh, where 3 percent reside. Apart from India this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Kolas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kolas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kolas surname grew 657 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kolas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Belarus and Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Kolas surname are 1.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.32% registered with the party.
The amount Kolas earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.7% more than the national average, earning $49,492 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.46% more than the national average, earning $57,862 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kolas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolas in the Oriya language | ||
| େକାଲାସ | ekalasa | - |
| Kolas in the Marathi language | ||
| कोलास | kolasa | 61.05 |
| कोळस | kolasa | 33.72 |
| कोलासान्सीस | kolasansisa | 2.33 |
| कोळास | kolasa | 2.33 |
| कोलस | kolasa | 0.58 |
| Kolas in the Hindi language | ||
| कोलश् | kolas | 30.77 |
| कोलश | kolasa | 23.08 |
| कोलस | kolasa | 23.08 |
| कोलास्टीका | kolastika | 7.69 |
| कोलाश | kolasa | 7.69 |
| Kolas in the Russian language | ||
| Колас | kolas | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kolas
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