Kolegam Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Kolegam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Kolegam (34) may also be a first name.
Kolegam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolegam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kolegam is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolegam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kolegam reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kolegam is also the 1,775,424th most common given name on earth It is held by 34 people.
Kolegam is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 88 percent reside and Rivers, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalegam | 86 | 17 | / |
| Koligam | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kolagam | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kalegham | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kolagham | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kolighame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kalagam | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kaligam | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kalegom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coligam | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kelegoum | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khaligam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Colligam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cooligam | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kalligham | 63 | 1 | / |
| Colligham | 63 | 0 | / |
| Collagham | 63 | 0 | / |
| Calagam | 57 | 3 | / |
| Caligam | 57 | 1 | / |
| Culligam | 53 | 0 | / |
| Caligham | 53 | 0 | / |
| Calligam | 53 | 0 | / |
| Calagham | 53 | 0 | / |
| Callagham | 50 | 39 | / |
| Calligham | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Kolegam
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