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
Kolyov (Russian: Колёв) is found most frequently in Bulgaria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kolyov click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolyov? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,918,812th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kolyov reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Kolyov is most commonly held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 79,306. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Vidin Province, where 33 percent live, Montana Province, where 20 percent live and Sofia Province, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Bulgaria Kolyov occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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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