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/territory. It may appear as a variant: Colan, Ćolan, Colán or Colàn. For other potential spellings of Čolan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čolan? popularity and diffusion

Čolan is the 1,727,723rd most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čolan live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Čolan is most frequently occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried 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 are found. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Montenegro, where 43 percent are found and Croatia, where 6 percent are found.

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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