Kolomb Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kolomb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolomb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kolomb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolomb (Russian: Коломб) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolomb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 65 percent of Kolomb live; 65 percent live in Oceania Islands and 65 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The surname Kolomb is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 741,247. In Papua New Guinea Kolomb is most frequent in: Jiwaka, where 55 percent are found, Madang, where 27 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Kolomb exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koloemb920/
Colomb835,965/
Kalomb83260/
Kolumb8315/
Kolamb833/
Kulomb831/
Kolombová8014/
Collomb774,922/
Coulomb772,995/
Colombt772/
Kholamb772/
Colombs772/
Koilamb771/
Coolomb770/
Coullomb71160/
Coulombs7118/
Colombch711/
Kalamb672,420/
Columb67479/
Kalemb67334/
Kalumb67227/
Kolumbova6760/
Kulumb6741/
Colomp6739/
Kulamb6710/
Kelamb678/
Calomb676/
Colombová675/
Kelemb674/
Qolumb673/
Culomb671/
Kalombová671/
Kouloumph671/
Kalomp671/
Kolumbová671/
Kolonp671/
Kalombowa671/

Kolomb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolomb in the Russian language
Коломбkolomb-

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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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  • 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 Kolomb
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