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Where Does The Last Name Kolbe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kolbe (Georgian: კოლბე, Marathi: कोलबे, Russian: Кольбе) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kolbé or Kolbè. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolbe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 28,473^rd most common family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 386,136 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Kolbe are found; 72 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kolbe is also the 644,447^th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 198 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 13,139 people, or 1 in 6,127. In Germany Kolbe is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live, Saxony, where 11 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 61 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Kolbe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Kolbe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kolbe last name expanded 873 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,043 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kolbe Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Kolbe are 19.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.85% being registered to vote for the political 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.