Kolbeins Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Kolbeins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolbeins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland1071:3,552480
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greenland11:56,3791,133

Kolbeins Last Name Facts

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

Kolbeins is held by more people in Iceland than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolbeins? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kolbeins is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Kolbeins reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Kolbeins is most frequently used in Iceland, where it is held by 107 people, or 1 in 3,552. In Iceland it is most numerous in: Capital Region, where 56 percent are found, Southern Region, where 19 percent are found and Southern Peninsula, where 10 percent are found. Barring Iceland this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Kolbeins Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kolbeins earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.71% more than the national average, earning $69,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalvins6763/
Colvins677/
Kalvens674/
Colvens670/
Collvins6381/
Colvinns637/
Kalvans53611/
Calvins5326/
Kalvāns535/
Kalwans531/
Kalvãns531/
Colwans531/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kolbeins
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