Kolsky Surname

441,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Kolsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5161:702,44055,541
Russia1271:1,134,82784,472
Australia901:299,95226,269
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
France71:9,488,960336,266
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Kolský (90) are calculated separately.

Kolsky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kolsky (Russian: Колский) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Kolský. Click here for further possible spellings of Kolsky.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolsky? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kolsky is the 441,818th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 9,415,434 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Kolsky reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 516 people, or 1 in 702,440. In The United States Kolsky is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Kolsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kolsky has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kolsky last name expanded 2,457 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kolsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kolsky surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kolsky surname are 7.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.72% registered to vote for the party.

Kolsky earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.84% more than the national average, earning $52,574 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kolsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolsky in the Russian language
Колскийkolskij-
Кольскийkolskij-

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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 Kolsky
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