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    The surname Coulibaly

    A surname, carried by 1,096 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex C414

    Coulibaly: #23,251 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Coulibaly #23,251, 1,096 people Coulibaly: #23,251 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Coulibaly #23,251, 1,096 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Coulibaly is more common than 85.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,096 people named Coulibaly in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 281,702 Americans. That is up 175% since 2000, when the Census counted 399.

    #23,251
    rank among US surnames
    1,096
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +174.7%
    change since 2000 (was #49,471)

    Who is named Coulibaly

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named Coulibaly identified as Black (not Hispanic), 3.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.4%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Coulibalys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mamadou Coulibaly
      Association football player, born 1999

    Questions

    How common is the surname Coulibaly?
    1,096 people in the United States had the surname Coulibaly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,702 Americans. It ranked 23,251st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Coulibaly?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Coulibaly identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Coulibaly?
    Mamadou Coulibaly, association football player.
    Where is the surname Coulibaly most common?
    Wikidata records people named Coulibaly in Senegal.
    Is the surname Coulibaly getting more or less common?
    More common. 399 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,096 in 2010, up 175%.