Kolva Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kolva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia4081:353,24334,971
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
Ukraine1301:350,17543,429
Liberia371:119,1509,110
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
India111:69,733,217610,955
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Kolva (123) may also be a first name.

Kolva Last Name Facts

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

Kolva (Hindi: कोलवा, Russian: Кольва) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 398,612th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 8,253,166 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Kolva are found; 58 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 58 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 840,349th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 123 people.

This last name is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 408 people, or 1 in 353,243. In Russia it is primarily found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 77 percent are found, Orenburg Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 4 percent are found. Barring Russia this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Ukraine, where 15 percent are found.

Kolva Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kolva has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kolva surname grew 1,524 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kolva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kolva last name is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kolva surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Kolva earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 18.2% less than the national average, earning 283,108 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.94% less than the national average, earning $42,313 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolvah9115/
Kholva915/
Kotlva913/
Koslva912/
Kol'va911/
Kolvach8346/
Kolvatz833/
Kalva8011,987/
Kolve80334/
Kolwa80275/
Kolua80241/
Kolvi80151/
Kelva8040/
Colva8020/
Kolvy802/
Kaalva73332/
Kholwa7372/
Kolves7362/
Kolway7341/
Khalva7341/
Kalvaa7325/
Kohlwa7321/
Koluah7317/
Kholba7314/
Kolvey7313/
Kolwat7312/
Kalvad7310/
Kalvai739/
Kallva738/
Koolwa737/
Kolwad736/
Kelvea734/
Kolbaj734/
Kollwa733/
Kolwai733/
Kolveš733/
Khelva733/
Colvas733/
Koulwa732/
Colvea732/
Kholua732/
Kalvay731/
Kolhve731/
Kolveu731/
Koulve731/
Kolveh731/
Gkalva731/
K'Olwa731/
Kalvoa731/
Kolbau730/
Kholuiova713/
Kohlway6758/
Kalvass6742/
Gkalvas6728/
Kohlbau6727/
Koilwad6722/
Kalvatt6719/
Khohlwa6716/
Koulbai6712/
Kholwad6712/
Kollbau6711/
Khalvah679/
Khalvay678/
Kollver677/
Kollbah677/
Colvais676/
Koilbah676/
Kalvaya674/
Koolwat674/
Kotluat674/
Colvath673/
Kolwajt672/
Kolvich672/
Kolyuha672/
Khoulwa671/
Khoolve671/
Kaallva671/
Kaulvat671/
Kolwach671/
Kolwaya671/
Kotylua671/
Koyluay671/
Kohluoa671/
Koulbah671/
Koolbea671/
Collvay670/

Kolva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolva in the Hindi language
कोलवाkolava-
Kolva in the Russian language
Кольваkolva-

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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 Kolva
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