Kolav Surname
Approximately 255 people bear this surname
Kolav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 161 | 1:53,153 | 6,939 |
| India | 91 | 1:8,429,290 | 174,159 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Kolav (47) may also be a first name.
Kolav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolav Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kolav (Marathi: कोळव, Russian: Колав) is found most in Israel. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kolav click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolav? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kolav is the 1,001,271st most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 28,578,611 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kolav are found; 63 percent are found in West Asia and 63 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 47 people.
The last name Kolav is most commonly held in Israel, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 53,153. In Israel Kolav is primarily found in: Tel Aviv District, where 26 percent reside, Jerusalem District, where 22 percent reside and Central District, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Israel this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 36 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kolav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolav in the Marathi language | ||
| कोळव | kolava | - |
| Kolav in the Russian language | ||
| Колав | kolav | - |
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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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- 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 Kolav
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