Kolovos Surname

104,628th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kolovos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolovos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3,9321:2,818226
United States2471:1,467,445100,382
Australia951:284,16525,304
Canada741:497,91342,460
England321:1,741,18971,393
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kolovos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolovos (Russian: Коловос) has its highest incidence in Greece. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolovos? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 104,628th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,625,233 people. Kolovos is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Kolovos live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

It is most frequently used in Greece, where it is held by 3,932 people, or 1 in 2,818. In Greece Kolovos is most frequent in: Attica, where 31 percent live, Thessaly, where 18 percent live and Peloponnese, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Greece this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Kolovos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kolovos surname are 13.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 67.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kolovos earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.34% less than the national average, earning R 146,532 per year; in United States they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $45,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.14% more than the national average, earning $50,248 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kollovos931/
D'Kolovos881/
Colovos86223/
Kolowos8619/
Kolovas864/
Kolobos862/
Kolovox861/
Kollovoz803/
Kholovas801/
Kolgovas801/
Kouloubos7510/
Colovas7142/
Kolevas7129/
Gkouliovas7118/
Kelavos718/
Kelovas716/
Kolowas711/
Gkalavos6761/
Koliavas6712/
Kaslovas676/
Kalgovas674/
Kaliavos671/
Collavos671/

Kolovos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolovos in the Russian language
Коловосkolovos-

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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 Kolovos
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