Koolya Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Koolya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 67 | 1:582,676 | 31,350 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Koolya (10) may also be a first name.
Koolya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koolya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koolya is most common in Uganda. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koolya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Koolya is the 2,273,756th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Koolya are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name in the world It is held by 10 people.
The surname Koolya is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 582,676. In Uganda Koolya is primarily found in: Kamuli District, where 30 percent are found, Bududa District, where 25 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 3 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Koolya
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