Koll Surname

42,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Koll Surname User-submission:

1. Koll is a variation of the german word, köhler, which means 'charcoal burner'

2. It is also a variation of Köln, the German city Cologne

3.

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Koll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,5651:12,2631,582
United States1,9481:186,06718,519
India1,3801:555,84427,305
Austria1,0721:7,9441,004
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
Netherlands1131:149,44422,442
Estonia1071:12,3531,844
Belgium941:122,30517,923
Denmark921:61,3566,206
Canada761:484,81041,569
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Argentina671:637,96144,681
France621:1,071,334116,831
Poland491:775,68962,719
Australia431:627,80744,139
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Norway251:205,69123,411
Liberia231:191,67512,886
Sweden201:492,33835,486
England171:3,277,533109,658
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Malta41:107,5681,849
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3231:155,47614,316

The alternate forms: Kõll (92) are calculated separately.

Koll (292) may also be a first name.

Koll Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

There are three common origins:

1. Koll is a variation of the german word, köhler, which means 'charcoal burner'

2. It is also a variation of Köln, the German city Cologne

3. There was a house of robbery-knights in the region of Münster with the name "von Koll"

- slibbo

Koll Last Name Facts

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

Koll (Hindi: कोलल, Russian: Колл) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Kõll. For other potential spellings of Koll click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koll? popularity and diffusion

The surname Koll is the 42,640th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 596,802 people. Koll occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Koll reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 516,683rd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 292 people.

The surname Koll is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 6,565 people, or 1 in 12,263. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent reside, Schleswig-Holstein, where 13 percent reside and Bavaria, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Germany Koll occurs in 76 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Koll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Koll has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Koll last name rose 603 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Koll Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Koll last name are 14.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Koll earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15.32% less than the national average, earning 293,050 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.31% more than the national average, earning R 264,504 per year; in United States they earn 11.42% more than the national average, earning $48,076 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning $49,477 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kõll9292/
Kolle898,534/
Koell89392/
Kholl89344/
Koull89275/
Kohll8990/
Kolld896/
Kooll892/
Kolhl892/
Kollh891/
Kolll891/
Kuoll891/
Kol86203,942/
Kholle80707/
Koulle80169/
Kollhe8035/
Kollle8026/
Kotell8014/
Koille803/
Kholhl801/
Kohyll801/
Kolltt801/
Kolhll800/
Kuol75202,034/
Kole75110,646/
Kohl7553,091/
Coll7533,583/
Koul7520,673/
Kool7517,808/
Kull759,806/
Kall753,777/
Khol752,685/
Koel752,369/
Kolh751,425/
Koil75331/
Koyl75285/
Hkol7512/
Kolë755/
Káll754/
Kkol752/
Kgol751/
Qkol751/
Gkol751/
Kollowa73111/
Kollová7399/
Khoulle7341/
Kollova7310/
Koceell733/
Koilleh731/
K'Oulle731/
Koshåll731/
Kottell731/
Kohsell730/
Koocell730/
Kolhe6778,100/
Kalle6717,811/
Colle6710,210/
Khole677,225/
Kulle675,427/
Coull674,526/
Koole673,957/
Koyle671,873/
Koule671,319/
Kosyl67669/
Khall67519/
Kotyl67430/
Koile67234/
Koçel67206/
Khoul67197/
Kaull67176/
Košel6791/
Keull6787/
Khull6783/
Cooll6760/
Koldt6752/
Kolhs6746/
Coell6741/
Kuill6741/
Kohýl6733/
Gkole6729/
Kouhl6724/
Khoel6720/
Coill6719/
Khollová6719/
Khoil6719/
Quoll6718/
Kuole6716/
Kottl6712/
Koschell6710/
Kuhll679/
Khool678/
Kohul678/
Koßel678/
Koëhl678/
Koult677/
Kullh677/
Kolth676/
Koldd675/
Colld675/
Kaall674/
Koelh674/
Koşel674/
Kahll673/
Kohyl673/
Kcole672/
Kallh672/
Collt672/
Khoyl671/
Khohl671/
Kochellp671/
Koilh671/
Kolht671/
Kolpf671/
Kolpp671/
Kutll671/
Cohll671/
Gkoul671/
Kuolh671/
Kgull671/
Kholh671/
Khàll671/
Kocyl671/
Kcool671/
Ckool671/
Qkolp671/
Koohl671/
Koihl670/
Kuull670/
Koulp670/
Kuohl670/
Kalhl670/
Kothl670/
Kullp670/

Koll Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koll in the Hindi language
कोललkolala-
Koll in the Russian language
Коллkoll-

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