Kolburg Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kolburg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Kolburg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kolburg is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolburg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Kolburg live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Kolburg is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Kolburg is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 50 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent are found.

Kolburg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kolburg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kolburg last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kollburg931/
Kolberg868,841/
Kolborg8643/
Kulburg868/
Colburg867/
Kalburg864/
Külburg861/
Kohlberg801,098/
Kollberg80780/
Kolbergs8036/
Kulmburg8030/
Koulberg8023/
Kühlburg8013/
Koolberg803/
Kolbergh801/
Kolhberg801/
Kohlbergh751/
Coulburgh750/
Colberg712,743/
Kalberg71958/
Kulberg71555/
Colborg7149/
Kalborg7138/
Kulborg7120/
Külberg712/
Kolverg711/
Calburg711/
Colbirg710/
Kasselburg710/
Kullberg672,852/
Kallberg67867/
Kuhlberg67303/
Collberg67170/
Kaalberg67164/
Kahlberg67109/
Kulbergs6735/
Kühlberg6720/
Kullborg6717/
Kaulberg6716/
Kuulberg6713/
Kalbergs676/
Collborg676/
Cohlberg676/
Khelberg675/
Khulberg673/
Kâllberg671/
Coulberg671/
Khalborg671/
Coolberg670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kolburg
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