Kolenda Surname

83,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kolenda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2,6171:14,5242,114
United States1,3161:275,42525,763
Germany5791:139,04216,872
Bosnia and Herzegovina2971:11,9072,332
Belarus2181:43,5837,462
Ukraine1981:229,91330,531
Lithuania741:41,0086,852
Russia691:2,088,740128,406
Canada581:635,26952,014
Croatia491:86,29814,514
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Austria401:212,88626,249
France401:1,660,568152,033
England351:1,591,94567,242
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Estonia81:165,22626,217
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Kolęnda (1) are calculated separately.

Kolenda (24) may also be a first name.

Kolenda Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolenda (Russian: Коленда) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Kolęnda. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolenda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 83,695th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,260,603 people. The last name Kolenda occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Kolenda live; 53 percent live in Eastern Europe and 45 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common forename worldwide, borne by 24 people.

The last name Kolenda is most common in Poland, where it is borne by 2,617 people, or 1 in 14,524. Not including Poland it exists in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

Kolenda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kolenda has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kolenda last name increased 43,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kolenda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Orthodox (65%) in Belarus and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kolenda surname are 7.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Kolenda earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $47,628 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.32% more than the national average, earning $68,722 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kolenda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolenda in the Russian language
Колендаkolenda-

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Footnotes

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