Kolek Surname

133,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Kolek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7821:463,50239,521
Poland7541:50,4097,952
Czechia7491:14,1972,063
Slovakia2701:19,7653,088
Australia1601:168,72317,330
Hungary1061:92,6069,092
Germany981:821,48459,964
England831:671,30238,633
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Serbia431:166,16210,980
Croatia301:140,95319,667
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Belgium201:574,83253,219
India141:54,790,384527,769
Norway141:367,30634,015
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Kölek (17) are calculated separately.

Kolek (1,129) may also be a first name.

Kolek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolek (Marathi: कोळेक, Russian: Колек) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Kölek. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 133,733rd most widespread surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,162,477 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Kolek live; 56 percent live in Eastern Europe and 53 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Kolek is also the 237,037th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 1,129 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 782 people, or 1 in 463,502. In The United States Kolek is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States Kolek occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 22 percent are found and Czechia, where 22 percent are found.

Kolek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kolek last name are 9.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.31% registered with the political party.

The amount Kolek earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 23.51% less than the national average, earning 264,706 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $46,001 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.17% more than the national average, earning $53,244 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kölek9317/
Kollek911,111/
Kholek91183/
Koleck9193/
Koleke9173/
Kolhek9121/
Kolesk9113/
Kotlek912/
Koleak911/
Koleik911/
Koleks911/
Kolgek911/
Koliek911/
Kuolek911/
Kolleck83352/
Koleske83176/
Koleukh8387/
Kolecke8356/
Kosleck8336/
Kohlegk8323/
Kouleke8310/
Kohleck831/
Koletke830/
Kelek803,477/
Kolik802,545/
Kalek801,229/
Külek80872/
Kulek80601/
Kolec80461/
Kolík8049/
Colek8032/
Kolyk8029/
Kołek8026/
Koleg804/
Koleková77244/
Kosellek77116/
Kohleick7745/
Kolekova7711/
Kohleeck772/
Kohlheck771/
Khalek7335,619/
Kholik7321,892/
Kaleke731,501/
Kuleke73990/
Koslik73335/
Kotlyk73318/
Kollik73269/
Kotlík73190/
Kaleck73136/
Kolick73124/
Kaleuk73108/
Kaleak73107/
Kohlik73100/
Kuleck7391/
Kalekh7383/
Kaulek7372/
Kallek7362/
Koulik7359/
Koolik7353/
Kahlek7350/
Kohlík7345/
Koslyk7343/
Khelek7342/
Kholeq7336/
Kolyok7331/
Coleck7325/
Koolyk7322/
Kolleg7319/
Kolike7319/
Keulek7316/
Keleck7315/
Kholyk7314/
Kullek739/
Ckolik738/
Kaleek736/
Collek736/
Kutlek735/
Kolikh734/
Kolykh733/
Kollec733/
Koilik732/
Kuliek732/
Katlek732/
Keleuk731/
Kolegg731/
Kolegh731/
Koylec731/
Kuleek731/
Coliek731/
Kotłek731/
Qoleke731/
Koilyk731/
Kaliek731/
Kalesk731/
Hkalek731/
Koslex731/
Kohlex731/
Kholex731/
Kuleik730/
Kolieg730/
Kolejková7140/
Koselleck7127/
Kolekhova716/
Kholekova716/
Koleckova715/
Koleykova713/
Koulekova712/
Kosiellek712/
Kollekova711/
Kolleková711/
Kolkova671,235/
Khaleek67179/
Kaleukh67167/
Khaleke67126/
Khaleck67105/
Khalekh67103/
Koslick6790/
Kolegue6749/
Koolick6748/
Kalekhe6748/
Koolike6735/
Kahleck6732/
Kalleck6727/
Kholiks6726/
Khaliek6721/
Kulleck6719/
Kotlick6719/
Keuleuk6716/
Kahalek6711/
Kottlik6710/
Hkholik679/
Khallek677/
Kottlík676/
Kutleak675/
Kholieq674/
Kollick674/
Colekhe674/
Colleck673/
Khaleak672/
Cooleck672/
Koliske672/
Khollik672/
Kohlick672/
Koislik672/
Khalezk671/
Kallekh671/
Kholikh671/
Kkhalek671/
Koluyck671/
Hkaleck671/
Kollegh671/
Kaleike671/
Kaletke671/
Kaleuck671/
Kaleekh671/
Kahleke671/
Kaalekk671/
Kotliks671/
Kosselleck671/
Koulick671/
Khaleik671/
Cottlek670/
Kulleke670/
Coletke670/
Kulleik670/
Colleks670/

Kolek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolek in the Marathi language
कोळेकkoleka-
Kolek in the Russian language
Колекkolek-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kolek
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