Kolbow Surname

398,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kolbow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolbow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5981:134,62516,396
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Brazil631:3,398,00596,455
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Kolbow Last Name Facts

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

Kolbow occurs most in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolbow? popularity and diffusion

Kolbow is the 398,988th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,262,524 people. Kolbow occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Kolbow live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 598 people, or 1 in 134,625. In Germany it is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 28 percent are found, Berlin, where 20 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 13 percent are found. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Kolbow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kolbow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kolbow surname grew 1,623 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kolbow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kolbow surname are 4.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.85% registered with the party.

Kolbow earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.08% more than the national average, earning $50,951 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalbow83364/
Colbow83158/
Kolbov8375/
Kolvow831/
Kolbaw830/
Kolbova7776/
Kholbov776/
Kahlbow772/
Kholboev712,109/
Kolbhoff711/
Calbow6789/
Kalbov6762/
Kalbaw6710/
Kulbov674/
Kolbub671/
Kalbova6272/
Kulboev6249/
Kulbova6211/
Kalbgov621/
Kalempow5716/
Khalboev5710/
Kohlvoff570/
Kalbab501/
Kulbab501/
Kalbaf501/

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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
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  • 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 Kolbow
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