Bolaji Surname
Approximately 28,747 people bear this surname
Bolaji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 28,194 | 1:6,283 | 766 |
| England | 281 | 1:198,285 | 17,371 |
| United States | 146 | 1:2,482,595 | 151,840 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
Bolaji (52,707) may also be a first name.
Bolaji Demographics
Bolaji Political Affiliation
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Bolaji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bolaji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bolaji (Marathi: बोलाजी, Oriya: େବାଲଜୀ) is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bolaji? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 19,123rd most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 253,506 people. The last name Bolaji is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bolaji are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bolaji is also the 17,701st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 52,707 people.
The surname Bolaji is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 28,194 people, or 1 in 6,283. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 24 percent reside, Oyo, where 22 percent reside and Kwara, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Bolaji Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (62%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Bolaji surname are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the political party.
Bolaji earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% less than the national average, earning $38,862 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bolaji Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bolaji in the Marathi language | ||
| बोलाजी | bolaji | 85.63 |
| बोलजी | bolaji | 8.05 |
| बोळाजी | bolaji | 1.72 |
| भोलाजी | bholaji | 1.15 |
| बोलािज | bolaija | 1.15 |
| गोगाजी | gogaji | 0.57 |
| बेगाजी | begaji | 0.57 |
| बालाजी | balaji | 0.57 |
| तोलाजी | tolaji | 0.57 |
| Bolaji in the Oriya language | ||
| େବାଲଜୀ | ebalaji | 50 |
| େବାଲଜି | ebalaji | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bolaji
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