Kolsby Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kolsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kolsby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kolsby is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolsby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kolsby is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. Kolsby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Kolsby reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States Kolsby is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 34 percent are found, New York, where 27 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 15 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Kolsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kolsby are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

Kolsby earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 70.39% more than the national average, earning $73,522 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colsby8349/
Colesby7795/
Coulsby7725/
Coolsby778/
Colsbey770/
Coulsboy711/
Colesbey710/
Kolsue671/
Kholsue624/
Colesbi622/
Koleswa622/
Colsbet620/
Calesby620/
Kelesbai578/

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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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  • 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 Kolsby
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