Kollander Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kollander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kollander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

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

Kollander Last Name Facts

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

Kollander occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Kolländer. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kollander? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,044,719th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 30,364,775 people. Kollander is predominantly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Kollander are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kollander is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 1,991,533. In The United States Kollander is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 34 percent reside, Minnesota, where 25 percent reside and Alaska, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Kollander Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kollander has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kollander last name increased 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kollander Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kollander last name are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the party.

Kollander earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.9% more than the national average, earning $45,264 USD per year.

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Kollander Reference & Research

Collander/Karas DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Collander/Karas FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Kollander
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