Kolua Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kolua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
Papua New Guinea741:110,18514,934
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Solomon Islands201:29,0015,821
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kolua (42) may also be a first name.

Kolua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kolua is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kolua is the 1,041,601st most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Kolua reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Kolua is also the 1,566,439th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 42 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 461,799. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 99 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 1 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.

Kolua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koluah9117/
Kholua912/
Koelua911/
Kotluat834/
Kolyuha832/
Kohluoa831/
Koyluay831/
Kotylua831/
Kalua8025,157/
Kulua803,047/
Kolva80883/
Koluo80796/
Kolwa80275/
Khohluoa771/
Khalua731,052/
Kholwa7372/
Kaluae7365/
Kolway7341/
Kulhua7329/
Khelua7325/
Kullua7323/
Kohlwa7321/
Kolvah7315/
Kholba7314/
Kolwat7312/
Kaliua7311/
Koolwa737/
Kolwad736/
Kallua735/
Kholva735/
Kolbaj734/
Kaulua734/
Kuluaa733/
Kuulua733/
Kotlva733/
Kaluaa733/
Kollwa733/
Kolwai733/
Koulwa732/
Koslva732/
Collua731/
Colhua731/
K'Olwa731/
Kulwua731/
Kooluo731/
Kolwuo731/
Kuilua731/
Kolveu731/
Kol'va731/
Kkulua731/
Kalhua731/
Kaluea731/
Khulua731/
Kolbau730/
Kozseluha717/
Kalyuha67634/
Kaluayi67150/
Kholuoe67137/
Kaliuae6760/
Kohlway6758/
Kolvach6746/
Kutluat6734/
Kohlbau6727/
Koilwad6722/
Khohlwa6716/
Kholwad6712/
Koulbai6712/
Kutluad6711/
Kollbau6711/
Kolouho679/
Kollbah677/
Koilbah676/
Koolwat674/
Kaselua674/
Kolvatz673/
Kolwajt672/
Khoulwa671/
Kathlua671/
Kuluayi671/
Kolwach671/
Khaliua671/
Khaluha671/
Kaluhaj671/
Koluoch671/
Koulbah671/
Koolbea671/
Khaluat671/
Khallua671/

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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 Kolua
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