Cognomen Columbus (Colm 
, Columbus 
, קולומבוס 
) , around the world, is quite a common last name. The surname Columbus is habitual in Nigeria, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, and Sweden. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, the United States, and Peru. More prevalently, Columbus is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Colm | Australia, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa, Ireland |
| Columbus | United Kingdom, United States, Malaysia, Philippines, Nigeria |
| קולומבוס | Israel |
| كولومبوس | Morocco |
| cristoffer columbus (b. 1451) |
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| jonas columbus Swedish priest, SE (b. 1586) |
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| petrus columbus Swedish politician, SE (b. 1594) |
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| hieronymus columbus author (17th century) (b. 1601) |
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| johan columbus Swedish writer (1640-1684), SE (b. 1640) |
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| samuel columbus writer from Sweden (1642-1679), SE (b. 1642) |
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| dominik gottfried columbus head teacher, AT (b. 1807) |
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| chris columbus American jazz drummer (1902-2002), US (b. 1902) |
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scott columbus American musician, best known as drummer of the heavy metal band Manowar, US (b. 1956) |
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| arno columbus German agronomist and university teacher (1907-1960), DE (b. 1907) |
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chris columbus American filmmaker, US (b. 1958) |
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diethell columbus murata PE (b. 1981) |
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| eskil columbus SE (b. 1939) |
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| james travis columbus botanist (1962- ) (b. 1962) |
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| craig columbus (born 1964) (b. 1964) |
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