Colona

Colona Meaning & Origin

About Colona
The surname Colona is of Italian origin and is derived from the word "colonna," meaning "column" or "pillar" in Italian. It is a topographic or locational surname, typically given to someone who lived near or worked with columns or pillars. It may also have been a nickname for someone who was tall and strong like a column. The surname Colona is relatively rare and is primarily found in Italy and its diaspora.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Colona is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Colona: 418
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 50,106
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Colona based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Colona is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLN
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C04050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AH0 L OW1 N AH0
🌐 IPA
/colona*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C450

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Colona in Braille

Here's how to represent Colona in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Colona in braille

How to sign the name Colona using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Colona using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Colona in sign language

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