Bolami Surname
Approximately 67 people bear this surname
Bolami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Solomon Islands | 14 | 1:41,431 | 8,080 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Bolami (21) may also be a first name.
Bolami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bolami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bolami occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bolami? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,333,370th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Bolami live; 66 percent live in Central Africa and 66 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bolami is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 21 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 519,227. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 98 percent live and South Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Bolami
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