Kolba Surname

191,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kolba Surname User-submission:

In Polish and Czech, the surname 'Kolba' likely comes from the word 'kolba,' which means 'corn cob' or 'butt end of a rifle.' It might have originated as a nickname for a soldier. This could also be an adaptation of the German surname 'Kolb.

Kolba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine7621:59,7418,622
United States3811:951,33670,955
Poland3091:123,00618,265
Russia1711:842,82568,228
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Brazil1131:1,894,46360,739
Czechia601:177,22426,394
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Slovakia331:161,71128,420
Austria301:283,84832,444
Hungary281:350,58125,143
Niger211:913,90620,544
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Israel101:855,76354,181
Lithuania81:379,32417,382
England71:7,959,723202,100
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kolba (77) may also be a first name.

Kolba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Polish and Czech, the surname 'Kolba' likely comes from the word 'kolba,' which means 'corn cob' or 'butt end of a rifle.' It might have originated as a nickname for a soldier. This could also be an adaptation of the German surname 'Kolb.'

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Kolba Last Name Facts

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

Kolba (Arabic: كولبا, Marathi: कोलबा, Russian: Кольба) is found most in Ukraine. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 191,772nd most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,317,044 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Kolba live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 40 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Kolba is also the 1,100,117th most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 77 people.

It is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 762 people, or 1 in 59,741. In Ukraine Kolba is most common in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 23 percent live, Ternopil Oblast, where 17 percent live and Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Ukraine it is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Poland, where 14 percent live.

Kolba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kolba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kolba surname increased 12,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kolba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kolba surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 37.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Kolba earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $45,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.58% less than the national average, earning $44,427 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Kolbay91425/
Kolbaş91379/
Kolbai91271/
Kolbah9149/
Koulba9115/
Kholba9114/
Kolbaj914/
Kolbau910/
Kolbaia83280/
Kolbaya83270/
Kotleba83154/
Kotelba83139/
Kolbatz8387/
Kohlbau8327/
Kolbass8316/
Koulbai8312/
Kollbau8311/
Kollbah837/
Koilbah836/
Kholbay833/
Koulbah831/
Koolbea831/
Kolbe8018,873/
Kulba801,871/
Kalba80997/
Kolby80833/
Kolbo80449/
Kolbi80297/
Colba80110/
Kolbé8070/
Qolba8017/
Kolbè801/
Kholbaia77724/
Kohlbach77332/
Kollbach77236/
Kohlbatz778/
Kolhbach771/
Koulbass771/
Kulbay73818/
Kalbay73194/
Kolbey73156/
Colbea73141/
Kolbee73110/
Kalbai7399/
Kolbie7374/
Kulbaş7363/
Kalbaj7357/
Kholbi7355/
Kalbaß7347/
Kulbah7339/
Kolbou7334/
Kulbai7327/
Kulbaz7320/
Koulbe7319/
Kolbič7319/
Kalbau7315/
Kolbei7315/
Kalbah7313/
Qolbah7311/
Coelba7311/
Kalbač7310/
Kolbeu739/
Kholby738/
Colbas736/
Kalbaa736/
Kolbás736/
Kalbad736/
Colbay735/
Kaulba735/
Koelbe732/
Koelbi732/
Kolbeh732/
Khalba732/
Kulbha731/
Kol'va731/
Kolboy731/
Kolboi731/
Kalbaï731/
Kolboo731/
Kollbe731/
Külbağ731/
Koulbo731/
Colbaș731/
Colbat730/
Colboa730/
Kolbez730/
Kolbed730/
Kolbatsch7110/
Kolbahova711/
Kolbaiová711/
Koulbou672,225/
Khalbay67859/
Kulbach67342/
Colbach67315/
Colbaut67134/
Kahlbau6783/
Kolbicz6776/
Khulbai6752/
Kolbich6746/
Kolimpa6731/
Kolbitz6729/
Kolbetz6719/
Katleba6717/
Colbatz6712/
Kulbacz6712/
Kalbasz6711/
Kolbech6711/
Koulbey6711/
Kolberh679/
Kalbatz676/
Khulbay675/
Kolinpa675/
Koulbei675/
Kolempa674/
Khulbas674/
Colbaux673/
Khelbai672/
Kolbeis672/
Kohlbausch672/
Khalbai671/
Khoulbe671/
Kaslbad671/
Kolbeit671/
Kolbets671/
Kolbych671/
Koulbie671/
Kulbhai671/
Kulbhau671/
Kulbhay671/
Koolber671/
Kholbot671/
Kallbat671/
Kolbosz671/
Kulbasz671/
Kalbaha671/
Kalbaiz671/
Kalbast671/
Colbash670/

Kolba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolba in the Marathi language
कोलबाkolaba-
Kolba in the Russian language
Кольбаkolba-
Kolba in the Arabic language
كولباkwlba-

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