Kölsch Surname
Approximately 4,457 people bear this surname
Kölsch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 4,408 | 1:18,263 | 2,389 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kölsch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kölsch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kölsch is found most in Germany. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kölsch? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 105,112th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,635,079 people. The surname Kölsch is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kölsch are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Kölsch is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 4,408 people, or 1 in 18,263. In Germany Kölsch is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 39 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 34 percent live and Hesse, where 7 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kölsche | 92 | 115 | / |
| Köllsch | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kölch | 91 | 47 | / |
| Klsch | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kelsch | 83 | 4,004 | / |
| Cölsch | 83 | 96 | / |
| Kilsch | 83 | 78 | / |
| Kälsch | 83 | 27 | / |
| Külsch | 83 | 9 | / |
| Kølsch | 83 | 6 | / |
| Köls | 80 | 6 | / |
| Koelsch | 77 | 1,874 | / |
| Cölsche | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kielsch | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kaelsch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kelsh | 73 | 857 | / |
| Kylch | 73 | 50 | / |
| Klesc | 73 | 25 | / |
| Khlsh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Köhls | 73 | 2 | / |
| Klchh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kelsc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kölce | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kilsh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Koellsch | 71 | 76 | / |
| Kls | 67 | 312 | / |
| Klescz | 67 | 78 | / |
| Kellch | 67 | 14 | / |
| Köllås | 67 | 10 | / |
| Klescs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Cølsch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kelschová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kelsce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keelsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Klezch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kielsh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Klesph | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kilshe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Koelsh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kellsh | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kölsch
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