Kolm Surname

138,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Kolm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1,1761:7,241912
Germany9121:88,27411,126
United States4811:753,55358,836
Brazil2201:973,06534,571
Sweden1301:75,7445,676
Russia991:1,455,788100,531
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
France91:7,380,302306,885
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Finland61:916,11741,832
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Kolm (32) may also be a first name.

Kolm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolm (Hindi: कोलम, Russian: Кольм) has its highest incidence in Austria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolm? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 138,524th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,256,206 people. The surname Kolm occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Kolm live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 32 people.

It is most commonly used in Austria, where it is borne by 1,176 people, or 1 in 7,241. In Austria it is most frequent in: Lower Austria, where 50 percent are found, Vienna, where 28 percent are found and Upper Austria, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Austria it exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Kolm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kolm has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 908 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kolm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kolm surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kolm last name are 13.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kolm earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.07% less than the national average, earning 286,996 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.47% more than the national average, earning R 312,432 per year; in United States they earn 11.48% more than the national average, earning $48,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.38% more than the national average, earning $59,312 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kollm8953/
Kholm8947/
Koelm8939/
Kolme8926/
Kohlm896/
Kolhm891/
Koilem8083/
Kollme8031/
Koolme8013/
Koglim807/
Khollm804/
Åkholm801/
Koulme801/
Kalm751,464/
Kulm75669/
Colm75202/
Külm75117/
Kolmova7320/
Høkholm735/
Kosselm731/
Kotlemm731/
Kalme67534/
Kholmova67460/
Coulm67166/
Khulm6774/
Colme6757/
Khelm6756/
Kulme6736/
Khalm6724/
Collm6721/
Kallm6715/
Kalmm676/
Kelhm674/
Kalhm671/
Kulhm671/
Kutlm671/
Kaalm671/
Colmm671/
Kalmh671/
Kahlm671/
Kgulm671/

Kolm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolm in the Hindi language
कोलमkolama-
Kolm in the Russian language
Кольмkolm-

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