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 is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 2,979,664th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname O'Collins is mostly found in Europe, where 40 percent of O'Collins reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,587,982. In Australia it is mostly found in: Victoria, where 53 percent are found, New South Wales, where 41 percent are found and Australian Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found. Not including Australia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 21 percent are found.

O'Collins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of O'Collins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the O'Collins last name expanded 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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