Kolegam Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kolegam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolegam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kolegam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolegam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kolegam are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 34 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Kolegam is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 88 percent are found and Rivers, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalegam8617/
Koligam866/
Kolagam861/
Kalegham805/
Kolagham803/
Kolighame751/
Kalagam719/
Kaligam714/
Kalegom711/
Coligam710/
Kelegoum677/
Khaligam672/
Colligam671/
Cooligam670/
Kalligham631/
Colligham630/
Collagham630/
Calagam573/
Caligam571/
Culligam530/
Caligham530/
Calligam530/
Calagham530/
Callagham5039/
Calligham503/

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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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