Kolwes Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kolwes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolwes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany971:829,95360,372
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kolwes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kolwes occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolwes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kolwes is the 1,573,888th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname Kolwes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Kolwes are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 97 people, or 1 in 829,953. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent live, Hesse, where 12 percent live and Berlin, where 1 percent live. Beside Germany this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Kolwes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kolwes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kolwes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kolwes last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kolwes earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.54% less than the national average, earning $37,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohlwes92242/
Kohlweis8681/
Kolves8362/
Colwes8335/
Kalwes830/
Kohlweiss80155/
Kohlweisz801/
Kohlweihs801/
Kalwies7746/
Kalwese779/
Kolbeis772/
Colwest770/
Kohlweiß71143/
Kallwies7118/
Kalwetse7117/
Kalweese711/
Kalwesch711/
Kalwesse711/
Kalwis6755/
Kahlweiss6723/
Kalves6719/
Kolvis6711/
Kõlves679/
Kahlweihs678/
Colbes677/
Kulves676/
Kotlevets673/
Colves673/
Kolveš673/
Kulbes672/
Kalues671/
Kolbez670/

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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 Kolwes
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