Kolchen Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kolchen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kölchen (18) are calculated separately.

Kolchen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolchen (Russian: Колчен) is found most frequently in Russia. It may appear as: Kölchen. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolchen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,255,512th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Kolchen reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 68 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 2,484,880. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 26 percent reside, Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 10 percent reside and Volgograd Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Russia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 8 percent reside and Ukraine, where 7 percent reside.

Kolchen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kolchen surname is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kolchen surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kolchen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolchen in the Russian language
Колченkolcen-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kolchen
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