Koleh Surname
Approximately 857 people bear this surname
Koleh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 475 | 1:9,281 | 1,047 |
| Iran | 245 | 1:313,398 | 21,845 |
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Koleh (100) may also be a first name.
Koleh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koleh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koleh (Marathi: कोलेह) is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Koleh click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koleh? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 408,080th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,503,554 people. The surname Koleh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Koleh live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 55 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Koleh is also the 946,056th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 100 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is borne by 475 people, or 1 in 9,281. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Nimba County, where 53 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 23 percent are found and Margibi County, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Liberia it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koleh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koleh in the Marathi language | ||
| कोलेह | koleha | - |
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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 Koleh
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