Kolovu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kolovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kolovu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kolovu Last Name Facts

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

Kolovu (Russian: Колову) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolovu? popularity and diffusion

Kolovu is the 8,193,072nd most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Kolovu live; 80 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,744,726. In Bulgaria Kolovu is primarily found in: Plovdiv Province, where 50 percent live and Sofia City Province, where 50 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolovou922,216/
Kalovu83104/
Kolowu8311/
Kolavu831/
Kolowou7714/
Kollavu777/
Colovus776/
Koulobou7114/
Kollobou717/
Koulowou712/
Koulabou711/
Kalevu6796/
Kalowu6721/
Kalavu6717/
Kouliabou672/
Colowu671/
Koulouwou671/
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Kolovu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolovu in the Russian language
Коловуkolovu-

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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 Kolovu
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