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In all the world, Kolia (Коля , Kolia , Колиа ) is a common mostly male, but seldom female given name. The given name Kolia is characteristic of Moldova, where it is quite a common boy's name, Georgia, and Belarus. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Russia, India, and Moldova. Likewise, Kolia is the last name as well as the forename.
Kolia is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nicholai Zinoviev , the fictional character from the video game series Resident Evil, Resident Evil 3; Nikolai Rostov , the fictional character from War and Peace; Prince Nikolay Bolkonsky , the father of Prince Andrey Bolkonsky, War and Peace; Nikolai Sergueych Ikhmenev , the character from Dostoyevsky's Humiliated and Insulted and Nikolai Orelov , the Assassin’s Creed character, Assassin's Creed, and in many other works.