Kolyov Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Kolyov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 88 | 1:79,306 | 4,982 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kolyov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolyov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kolyov (Russian: Колёв) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kolyov.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolyov? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,918,812th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kolyov live; 94 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Kolyov is most common in Bulgaria, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 79,306. In Bulgaria Kolyov is mostly concentrated in: Vidin Province, where 33 percent live, Montana Province, where 20 percent live and Sofia Province, where 16 percent live. Not including Bulgaria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kolyov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolyov in the Russian language | ||
| Колёв | kolev | - |
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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 Kolyov
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