Kolyu Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Kolyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Kolyu (3,243) may also be a first name.
Kolyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kolyu (Russian: Колю) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolyu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kolyu is the 3,957,383rd most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. Kolyu is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Kolyu live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Kolyu is also the 125,835th most widely held first name globally, held by 3,243 people.
The surname Kolyu is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 7,206,153. In Russia Kolyu is primarily concentrated in: Saratov Oblast, where 35 percent reside, Moscow, where 15 percent reside and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 15 percent reside. Beside Russia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 12 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kolyu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolyu in the Russian language | ||
| Колю | kolu | - |
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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 Kolyu
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