Bol Surname

1,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323,918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Bol Surname User-submission:

The Bol surname derives from the Turkish adjective used to describe wealth (goods) or the wideness (generally of a cloth). As a surname, it is used to describe wealthiness.

Bol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan252,5871:453
Sudan37,2401:1,007131
Guatemala13,7221:1,172206
Kenya4,7031:9,8191,256
Netherlands3,7341:4,523452
Turkey2,3031:33,7913,594
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
United States1,0931:331,61830,035
Belize1,0541:33748
India9151:838,32337,138
Egypt6101:150,71411,610
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Belgium4071:28,2474,527
Papua New Guinea3681:22,1572,391
Cameroon2021:102,81712,122
France1931:344,15951,782
Canada1781:206,99820,123
Germany1701:473,56241,271
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Malaysia1491:197,94811,693
United Arab Emirates1261:72,7166,783
Kuwait1251:30,4063,898
Russia1201:1,201,02587,954
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Brazil1021:2,098,76866,021
Ukraine941:484,28456,065
Taiwan811:289,4412,370
Spain671:697,79230,551
England631:884,41445,970
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Afghanistan521:618,3307,160
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Lebanon401:140,9277,127
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Mauritania311:132,0927,581
Bhutan251:24,642501
Iran251:3,071,30192,215
Latvia251:82,00212,055
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Cambodia121:1,290,5965,991
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Finland71:785,24338,644
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
China31:455,773,85521,925
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

The alternate forms: Bôl (3) & Ból (1) are calculated separately.

Bol (122,611) may also be a first name.

Bol Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bol surname derives from the Turkish adjective used to describe wealth (goods) or the wideness (generally of a cloth). As a surname, it is used to describe wealthiness.

- ezekiel2517

Bol Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bol Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bol (Arabic: بّول, Georgian: ბოლ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻞ, Hindi: बोल, Marathi: बोळ, Oriya: େବାଲ, Russian: Боль, Tibetan: བཱོལ།) is more frequently found in South Sudan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Bôl or Ból. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bol? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bol is the 1,697th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,498 people. The last name Bol occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Bol live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 79 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 8,437th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 122,611 people.

It is most widespread in South Sudan, where it is borne by 252,587 people, or 1 in 45. Barring South Sudan this last name exists in 106 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 11 percent live and Guatemala, where 4 percent live.

Bol Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bol has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bol last name increased 525 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bol Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bol surname is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (39%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Bol are 10.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.44% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bol earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.09% less than the national average, earning $43,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $45,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bôl893/
Ból891/
Bhol8624,848/
Bole8624,632/
Bolt8621,951/
Boll8621,077/
Buol8621,049/
Bold8618,502/
Bohl8610,621/
Bool864,127/
Boel863,544/
Boul861,645/
Boil86446/
Bosl86323/
Boyl86191/
Boël8670/
Bolh8618/
Bolø8611/
Åbol862/
Bgol862/
Botl861/
Bojl861/
Boïl861/
Bolp860/
Boyle75114,060/
Bhole7522,401/
Boldt7520,889/
Bolle7513,599/
Bocel756,398/
Boule755,144/
Bould752,255/
Bosle751,099/
Boell75975/
Boole75971/
Hboul75904/
Bosel75830/
Bhoil75742/
Boile75518/
Boyll75504/
Botel75503/
Bholh75206/
Bhool75186/
Bogli75178/
Bouhl75132/
Bosil75120/
Botil75115/
Boltt7568/
Boşel7556/
Bolhe7555/
Boull7540/
Bollt7526/
Boyld7520/
Bhoul7517/
Bohul7512/
Bohyl7511/
Bolld759/
Bhosl756/
Bhgol756/
Boold755/
Bholl754/
Bohýl754/
Bohld754/
Bholt754/
Boulh754/
Booll753/
Botll753/
Boltd753/
Bocil753/
Boßel753/
Boële753/
Booyl752/
Buole752/
Bolph752/
Boldh752/
Buold751/
Bolhl751/
Boohl751/
Bootl751/
Bhhol751/
Boill751/
Bolhs751/
Boolt751/
Bollì751/
Bollė751/
Bottl751/
Bouïl751/
Bhold751/
Boçel751/
Buosl751/
Bohll751/
Boilt750/
Bhosle67340,980/
Bal67162,123/
Bul6766,371/
Wol6726,191/
Boitel674,482/
Boulle672,871/
Vol671,390/
Bolowa671,147/
Bossel67842/
Boutel67711/
Boysel67557/
Bolova67332/
Bosell67309/
Botell67154/
Bochel67152/
Boille67146/
Boutil67142/
Bottel67137/
Boullt67123/
Boisel67104/
Bhosel6767/
Bousel6763/
Boosel6739/
Bouldt6732/
Bocell6732/
Bootel6729/
Bolová6729/
Boicel6728/
Botill6725/
Bál6723/
Boytel6719/
Bhotel6717/
Bhoilh6710/
Bholle678/
Bosill677/
Bhoile677/
Bousle677/
Buotil676/
Bogliș675/
Băl675/
Uol674/
Boolle674/
Boolth674/
Boheel674/
Boëlle674/
Boylle673/
Boggil673/
Buoyle673/
Boohle673/
Bholhe672/
Bhoyle672/
Boultt672/
Bhoole672/
Bollhe672/
Bouyle671/
Bolldt671/
Boltdt671/
Bothyl671/
Boysil671/
Boysle671/
Boosle671/
Bhoule671/
Bhouyl671/
Bohlhe671/
Boileh671/
Bougli671/
Botlet671/
Boldtt671/
Bocelt671/
Bâl671/
Boulth671/
Boscil671/
Bosiel671/
Boîtel671/
Bouhll671/
Botijl671/
Buohle670/
Bousil670/
Boscel670/
Bossil670/
Boijle670/
Bohtel670/
Boslle670/

Bol Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bol in the Georgian language
ბოლbol-
Bol in the Hindi language
बोलbola94.03
बोल्याbolya5.97
Bol in the Tibetan language
བཱོལ།bal93.33
བོལ་bol6.67
Bol in the Oriya language
େବାଲebala73.17
େବାଳebala26.83
Bol in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻞabl69.23
ﺑﻮﻝbwl23.08
ﺃﺑﻞabl7.69
Bol in the Marathi language
बोळbola54.65
बोलbola30.81
बॉलbola14.53
Bol in the Russian language
Больbol-
Bol in the Arabic language
بّولbwl-
بولbwl-

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