Kolef Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kolef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey581:1,341,74954,680
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kolef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kolef (Russian: Кольеф) is more commonly found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolef? popularity and diffusion

Kolef is the 2,185,341st most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Kolef occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Kolef reside; 73 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Kolef is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 1,341,749. In Turkey Kolef is most common in: Osmaniye Province, where 90 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 5 percent are found and Istanbul Province, where 5 percent are found. Besides Turkey it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kholef91778/
Koleff91389/
Koulef9163/
Kolefe9117/
Kollef9115/
Kolief915/
Koleef912/
Kohlef911/
Kholeif831,603/
Kholief831,347/
Kholeef83122/
Koulefe8332/
Kouleff8317/
Kolleff8314/
Koleafe8311/
Khoulef832/
Kooleff831/
Kohleff831/
Kolev8035,042/
Kalef80472/
Colef8066/
Kolif8064/
Kolew8044/
Qolef8022/
Kelef8013/
Kulef805/
Khoullef771/
Koleva7336,267/
Khalef735,737/
Khelef732,564/
Kholif731,723/
Koliev73289/
Coleff73138/
Kholev73136/
Koleev73127/
Kaleff7378/
Kuleff7342/
Kalefe7340/
Kotlev7334/
Kalief7330/
Kolheb7320/
Koulev7314/
Kollif7310/
Keleff738/
Kaleef736/
Koliff734/
Koliew734/
Kollev734/
Koleib733/
Kallef733/
Koolev732/
Collef732/
Kalefh732/
Kulefe732/
Koulif732/
Kkolev731/
Kohleb731/
Koolif731/
Kolehw731/
Kolebh731/
Koleiv731/
Kaelef731/
Kolife731/
Coleyf730/
Khallef67682/
Kholaif67670/
Kholeva67287/
Khaleef67192/
Koyliev6755/
Khalief6740/
Kouliev6733/
Khalefh6726/
Khellef6721/
Kohlheb6718/
Khoulif6714/
Kholeev6714/
Khulief6713/
Kulieff6712/
Kolleev679/
Kolgeev679/
Kouleva678/
Khalefe677/
Kotleev675/
Kelieff674/
Kolliev674/
Khuilef673/
Kooleva673/
Kojleev673/
Kolleva673/
Khaleff673/
Kholiev671/
Khelief671/
Khaleft671/
Khuleif671/
Kuolleb671/
Kolaiff671/
Kolheph670/
Kohliff670/

Kolef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolef in the Russian language
Кольефkolef-

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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 Kolef
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