The Collura surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,557 people carried this name — #17,951 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 188,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 1,477 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Collura surname
Borrowed from Italian Collura, Italianization of the Sicilian surname Cuḍḍura, from cuḍḍura, from Ancient Greek κολλύρα (kollúra).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Collura» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 114 people named Collura live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 97 people named Collura live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 86 people named Collura.
Most of them — 65 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
44 people named Collura live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Collura,
with a public archive behind them.
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Vincenzo Collura 1898–1957
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Vincenzo Collura 1898–1957
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Paolo Collura 1914–1997 · historian
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Paolo Collura 1914–1997 · historian
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Michele Collura 1920–1987 · architect
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Michele Collura 1920–1987 · architect
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Collura.
- Collier 56,380 · U.S. census
- Collignon 493 · U.S. census
- Collin 2,959 · U.S. census
- Colling 1,042 · U.S. census
- Collins 329,770 · U.S. census
- Collon 167 · U.S. census
- Colly 148 · U.S. census
- Colman 3,916 · U.S. census
- Colo 414 · U.S. census
- Colom 413 · U.S. census
- Coloma 1,686 · U.S. census
- Colomb 757 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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