Kolimja Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Kolimja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolimja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania111:264,91415,006
Canada61:6,140,932260,641

Kolimja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolimja occurs more in Albania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolimja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Kolimja live; 65 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 65 percent live in Albano-Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Albania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 264,914. In Albania it is most common in: Elbasan County, where 91 percent are found and Gjirokastër County, where 9 percent are found. Not including Albania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 35 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kalimja864/
Kolimea860/
Kalinja716/
Kalimji714/
Kolinia713/
Kulimya712/
Kolenia712/
Kalimya711/
Kulimia711/
Kalimsa711/
Colimia711/
Kolynia711/
Kalimhay677/
Kouligna672/
Koolinia672/
Kalimzai672/
Kalimkha672/
Kolesnia671/
Koulinia671/
Colimeau671/
Kalindja671/
Kohlinha671/
Kelaimia671/
Cohlimia671/
Kotlenia670/

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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
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  • 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 Kolimja
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