Kolnes Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kolnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway4951:10,3881,147
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kolnes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolnes is borne by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolnes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 528,890th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 11,907,755 people. Kolnes occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Kolnes reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 495 people, or 1 in 10,388. In Norway Kolnes is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 77 percent live, Southern Norway, where 12 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 11 percent live. Beside Norway this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Estonia, where 2 percent live.

Kolnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kolnes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 9,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kolnes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kolnes last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55% registered with the political party.

The amount Kolnes earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 13.89% more than the national average, earning 394,165 kr per year and in United States they earn 7.48% less than the national average, earning $39,921 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolness9225/
Kolnese9219/
Kolnets928/
Kollnes926/
Kolneus924/
Kolnejs924/
Kolnesh921/
Kalnes83152/
Colnes8330/
Kolnis831/
Kulnes830/
Kotelnets803/
Colness7719/
Kalneus7718/
Kalnejs7711/
Kullnes778/
Kalness777/
Kulnies776/
Koulnis774/
Collnes773/
Kalnets773/
Kalnesh771/
Kalneis771/
Kolniss770/
Kulnis67359/
Kulnys6737/
Kalnis6712/
Colnis677/
Calnes674/
Culnes672/
Collgnese671/
Kalnys671/

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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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  • 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 Kolnes
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