Kolefski Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Kolefski Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolefski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1471:19,8243,426
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kolefski Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kolefski is found most in Albania. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolefski? popularity and diffusion

Kolefski is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Kolefski is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Kolefski reside; 93 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

The surname Kolefski is most frequently occurring in Albania, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 19,824. In Albania Kolefski is mostly found in: Korçë County, where 97 percent are found and Vlorë County, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Albania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Kolefski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kolefski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kolefski last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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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  • 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 Kolefski
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