Kolmes Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kolmes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolmes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kolmes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kolmes occurs most in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolmes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Kolmes are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Kolmes is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 3,659,339. In Germany Kolmes is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 95 percent are found and Hamburg, where 5 percent are found. Not including Germany Kolmes occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Kolmes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kolmes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kolmes last name expanded 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kolmes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kolmes surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kolmes earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.52% more than the national average, earning $70,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolmets9211/
Kholmes922/
Koolmees86740/
Kohlmets862/
Kohlmies860/
Kalmes83982/
Colmes8383/
Qolmes831/
Kulmes830/
Kollmesch804/
Kolmetz77321/
Kallmes7755/
Kalmets7712/
Kalmeus773/
Kolmysh772/
Kolmish771/
Kalmesh771/
Kohlmetz71483/
Kollmetz7172/
Kulmesch7152/
Colmesch719/
Kalmeshe712/
Coolmies711/
Calmes673,180/
Kalmis6771/
Colmez6766/
Kulmis6722/
Kulmez6710/
Culmes673/
Kalmès673/
Khalmeshe671/
Külmez671/
Kollmeitz671/
Kalmys671/
Kalmez671/
Colmis671/

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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 Kolmes
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