Kolawa Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Kolawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1911:198,99926,687
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kolawa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kolawa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kolawa is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kolawa is the 857,026th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name Kolawa occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Kolawa are found; 60 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 60 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Poland, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 198,999. Outside of Poland this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and Tanzania, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolaiwa9220/
Kolauwa921/
Kolawat921/
Kolaway921/
Koulawa921/
Koilawad862/
Koulaiwa862/
Kollawat862/
Kouliawa861/
Kalawa834,719/
Kolowa831,146/
Kolawo83154/
Kolawi83148/
Kolawe8385/
Kolewa8357/
Kolava8325/
Kulawa8317/
Kelawa8316/
Kolawy837/
Colawa830/
Kholowa774,654/
Colaway77315/
Kolaeva77187/
Kalawai77175/
Kollowa77111/
Kalaway7765/
Kaliawa7737/
Kulaway7735/
Koloway7733/
Kolowai7727/
Koloswa7718/
Koslawy7716/
Koslowa7716/
Koulowa7716/
Khalawa7714/
Kolavah7714/
Kelawai7713/
Kulhawa7712/
Kalawad779/
Kalyawa779/
Koulawe779/
Colawai779/
Kolabau778/
Kaulawa775/
Kolgava774/
Kelaway774/
Keliawa774/
Kalawau774/
Koliava773/
Kalawaj772/
Kollewa772/
Koliaba772/
Kalawwa771/
Kholava771/
Kolabay771/
Kolabha771/
Kollava771/
Kolowad771/
Koloowa771/
Kolawoi771/
Kolewah771/
Kallawa771/
Kalaawa771/
Kalhawa771/
Kolhava771/
Kolyowa771/
Kolouwa771/
Kolowas771/
Kotlawi771/
Kotława771/
Kolawoh771/
Kahalawa71214/
Kallaway71160/
Kolyaeva71160/
Kholowah71106/
Kholyava7186/
Kullawat7153/
Koulouwa7145/
Kolloway7144/
Kalaiwaa7140/
Kolowaya7127/
Kholaeva7120/
Koliaeva7119/
Koloszwa7118/
Kulawaya7118/
Collaway7112/
Koliavas7112/
Kholaweh7111/
Kalaswad7110/
Koulaeva7110/
Kolhaeva719/
Kullaway718/
Kalyaswa716/
Khallawa715/
Kalawaya713/
Kulhaway713/
Kalyawad712/
Kallawad712/
Khalawah712/
Kalhaiwa712/
Kaulawad711/
Kalawaja711/
Kholavat711/
Kolabhau711/
Kollavad711/
Kulhawad711/
Khulawat711/
Koulabai711/
Koulewai711/
Collawat711/
Kolawohe711/
Khohlowa711/
Kallawai711/
Koslawit711/
Khalawas711/
Kolowath710/
Koleva6736,267/
Kalowa674,041/
Kolova672,057/
Kalava672,037/
Kolavi671,951/
Kelava671,925/
Kalewa671,148/
Kalawe671,017/
Kalawo67760/
Kalawy67646/
Kalawi67583/
Kulava67539/
Calawa67286/
Kelewa67254/
Kolowe67248/
Kolave67182/
Kholyaeva67168/
Colaba67114/
Kulowa6799/
Kelowa6790/
Kolavo6760/
Kulawi6759/
Kulawe6759/
Kulawy6756/
Kolowi6737/
Kolowo6719/
Kulawo6719/
Kolewo676/
Kholabhay676/
Kelawo675/
Kalyawass674/
Qolava671/
Kouliaeva671/
Colowa671/
Qalawa671/

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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 Kolawa
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