Kolba Surname
Approximately 2,197 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 762 | 1:59,741 | 8,622 |
| United States | 381 | 1:951,336 | 70,955 |
| Poland | 309 | 1:123,006 | 18,265 |
| Russia | 171 | 1:842,825 | 68,228 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| Brazil | 113 | 1:1,894,463 | 60,739 |
| Czechia | 60 | 1:177,224 | 26,394 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Slovakia | 33 | 1:161,711 | 28,420 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Hungary | 28 | 1:350,581 | 25,143 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Lithuania | 8 | 1:379,324 | 17,382 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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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Average Kolba Salary in
United States
$45,266 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kolba is the 191,772nd most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,317,044 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Kolba reside; 60 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 40 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,100,117th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 77 people.
Kolba is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 762 people, or 1 in 59,741. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 23 percent are found, Ternopil Oblast, where 17 percent are found and Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 10 percent are found. Besides Ukraine this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Poland, where 14 percent are found.
Kolba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kolba has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kolba surname rose 12,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kolba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname 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 US average, with 37.5% registered to vote for the political 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
Kolba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolba in the Marathi language | ||
| कोलबा | kolaba | - |
| Kolba in the Russian language | ||
| Кольба | kolba | - |
| Kolba in the Arabic language | ||
| كولبا | kwlba | - |
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