O'Collins Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

O'Collins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

O'Collins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
England171:3,277,533109,658
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

O'Collins Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Collins Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Collins occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of O'Collins.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Collins? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,979,664th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name O'Collins occurs predominantly in Europe, where 40 percent of O'Collins reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in Australia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,587,982. In Australia it is most numerous in: Victoria, where 53 percent live, New South Wales, where 41 percent live and Australian Capital Territory, where 6 percent live. Beside Australia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

O'Collins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Collins has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the O'Collins surname rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Collins Last Name Statistics demography

O'Collins earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Collinse950/
Ocollins9411/
Acollins823/
Ozolins757,297/
Osolins7518/
Ozolinsh7173/
Osolinsz714/
Ozoulins711/
Oscalins711/
Osolinsch671/
Ozolinsch671/
Ozolinš6328/
Osolinš631/
Ozolynsh5910/
Ozolinch592/
Oskalns5038/
Ozoliņš505/

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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 O'Collins
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