Kolee Surname
Approximately 1,104 people bear this surname
Kolee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 978 | 1:4,508 | 555 |
| India | 95 | 1:8,074,372 | 169,494 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Kolee (198) may also be a first name.
Kolee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kolee (Marathi: कोळी) occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolee? popularity and diffusion
Kolee is the 334,403rd most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,601,038 people. Kolee is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kolee reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 644,447th most common given name internationally It is held by 198 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 978 people, or 1 in 4,508. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Lofa County, where 60 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 26 percent are found and Maryland County, where 2 percent are found. Beside Liberia this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Kolee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kolee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kolee last name contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kolee Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolee in the Marathi language | ||
| कोळी | koli | 65.55 |
| कोली | koli | 34.45 |
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Kolee Reference & Research
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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 Kolee
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