Kólya Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kólya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kólya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1151:85,3598,498
Slovakia181:296,46943,115

The alternate forms: Kolya (3,323) are calculated separately.

Kólya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kólya is found most frequently in Hungary. It can also appear in the variant forms: Kolya. Click here for other possible spellings of Kólya.

How Common Is The Last Name Kólya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,551,568th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kólya are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Kólya is most widespread in Hungary, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 85,359. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 35 percent reside, Budapest, where 23 percent reside and Pest County, where 18 percent reside. Not including Hungary this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kolya933,323/
Kóla891/
Kalya804,243/
Kulya802,153/
Kálya8038/
Kólyi801/
Kuilya738,595/
Kulaya732,316/
Kalaya731,152/
Kolaya73156/
Kulyay73119/
Kallya7399/
Khalya7382/
Kaulya7379/
Kollya7374/
Koolya7370/
Kulyah7341/
Kaalya7335/
Kolyaa7332/
Kalyai7318/
Kullya7312/
Kholya739/
Kalyau736/
Kalyaa735/
Kolyad735/
Kotlya733/
Koulya733/
Khulya732/
Kutlya732/
Kolyai732/
Kulyai732/
Kalyay731/
Kuulya731/
Kala67208,742/
Kola67113,541/
Kula6756,913/
Koly6719,899/
Kaly672,433/
Kalyowa671,785/
Kullaya67782/
Kalyuha67634/
Kuly67326/
Khalyat67274/
Küla67135/
Khalaya67128/
Kallaya67123/
Kalyahe6789/
Kůla6753/
Koulaya6727/
Kollaya6716/
Kuillya6713/
Kály6712/
Kahalya679/
Kalyaya676/
Kuliaya674/
Kūla674/
Khalyas674/
Kuilaya674/
Kolyaha673/
Kolyuha672/
Kaliaya672/
Kalyoha672/
Kholaya671/
Kallyaa671/
Kalyath671/
Khoilya671/
Kholyas671/
Kholyat671/
Kalyauz671/
Koilaya671/
Kulyaha671/
Kulyapp671/
Kotlyaz671/
Kúla671/
Kála671/
Kaulaya671/
Koulyat671/
Kolyach671/

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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 Kólya
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