Čolan Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Čolan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čolan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina551:64,2987,069
Montenegro481:13,3241,774
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Colan (5,264), Ćolan (1), Colán (8) & Colàn (2) are calculated separately.

Čolan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čolan is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Colan, Ćolan, Colán or Colàn. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čolan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,727,723rd most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname Čolan occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čolan live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 64,298. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Čolan is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 43 percent reside and Croatia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colan935,264/
Ćolan931/
Colán878/
Colàn872/
Zolan80297/
Čalan801/
Čulan801/
Ţolan801/
Ciolan733,532/
Cholan733,048/
Zoilan73426/
Collan73303/
Colian73238/
Coilan73190/
Çoğlan73160/
Çolhan73133/
Tsolan73100/
Colean7378/
Zoylan7366/
Zholan7351/
Colain7344/
Coulan7336/
Colann7321/
Dzolan7321/
Zolian7314/
Zollan7313/
Colyan739/
Zolhan737/
Colțan736/
Coolan735/
Colhan735/
Zoulan733/
Coylan732/
Zolain732/
Dsolan731/
Colahn730/
Chojlan67281/
Tsolane67114/
Choolan6763/
Collain6743/
Cholhan6731/
Cholain6721/
Cholian6719/
Coulian6710/
Cholane6710/
Zhoulan677/
Choulan677/
Collian674/
Tsollan673/
Coillan673/
Chollan672/
Czolhan672/
Ciolgan672/
Coulean671/
Cholean671/
Choylan671/
Collahn671/
Zollean671/
Coullan671/
Tšolane671/
Csollan671/
Coulain671/
Collann671/
Collean671/
Coohlan670/
Colhain670/
Collhan670/
Coulhan670/
Colhean670/
Colhaun670/
Coolhan670/
Collyan670/
Colhann670/
Coyhlan670/

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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 Čolan
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