Kolbe Surname
Approximately 18,873 people bear this surname
Kolbe Surname Definition:
German for “Club” (Weapon).
Kolbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 13,139 | 1:6,127 | 744 |
| United States | 3,117 | 1:116,285 | 12,540 |
| South Africa | 849 | 1:63,814 | 8,018 |
| Brazil | 231 | 1:926,729 | 33,128 |
| Austria | 198 | 1:43,007 | 6,895 |
| Poland | 153 | 1:248,423 | 31,442 |
| Denmark | 144 | 1:39,199 | 4,091 |
| Australia | 122 | 1:221,276 | 21,136 |
| Hungary | 93 | 1:105,551 | 10,142 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| India | 82 | 1:9,354,456 | 185,501 |
| Switzerland | 76 | 1:108,065 | 11,329 |
| England | 73 | 1:763,261 | 41,903 |
| Czechia | 61 | 1:174,319 | 26,067 |
| France | 56 | 1:1,186,120 | 124,657 |
| Netherlands | 46 | 1:367,113 | 40,368 |
| Sweden | 43 | 1:228,994 | 15,912 |
| Paraguay | 38 | 1:190,441 | 3,605 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Slovenia | 26 | 1:95,680 | 11,418 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 357 | 1:140,669 | 13,251 |
The alternate forms: Kolbé (70) & Kolbè (1) are calculated separately.
Kolbe (198) may also be a first name.
Kolbe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
German for “Club” (Weapon).
(German) Descendant of Kolb, a pet form of names beginning with Kol (helmet), as Kolbert and Kohlhardt; one who had hair cut short.
Kolbe Demographics
Average Kolbe Salary in
United States
$48,523 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kolbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kolbe (Georgian: კოლბე, Marathi: कोलबे, Russian: Кольбе) is most common in Germany. It may appear as: Kolbé or Kolbè. For other potential spellings of Kolbe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolbe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 28,473rd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 386,136 people. The last name Kolbe is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Kolbe live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kolbe is also the 644,447th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 198 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 13,139 people, or 1 in 6,127. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live, Saxony, where 11 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.
Kolbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kolbe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 873 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,043 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kolbe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kolbe last name are 19.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.85% being registered with the party.
The amount Kolbe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26% less than the national average, earning 256,095 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.23% more than the national average, earning R 366,516 per year; in United States they earn 12.45% more than the national average, earning $48,523 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.66% less than the national average, earning $45,875 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kolbe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolbe in the Georgian language | ||
| კოლბე | kolbe | - |
| Kolbe in the Marathi language | ||
| कोलबे | kolabe | - |
| Kolbe in the Russian language | ||
| Кольбе | kolbe | - |
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Kolbe Reference & Research
Kolb DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Kolb FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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