Bolana Surname
Approximately 543 people bear this surname
Bolana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 369 | 1:146,823 | 16,737 |
| Solomon Islands | 62 | 1:9,355 | 1,591 |
| Argentina | 32 | 1:1,335,732 | 76,713 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Bolaña (135) are calculated separately.
Bolana (65) may also be a first name.
Bolana Demographics
Average Bolana Salary in
United States
$62,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bolana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bolana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bolana (Hindi: बोलाना, Marathi: बोळण, Oriya: େବାଲଣା) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Bolaña. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bolana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 578,557th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 13,420,895 people. The last name Bolana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Bolana live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 65 people.
The last name Bolana is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 369 people, or 1 in 146,823. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 70 percent reside, Western Cape, where 12 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 11 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.
Bolana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bolana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bolana surname fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bolana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Bolana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 27.74% less than the national average, earning R 171,708 per year and in United States they earn 45.52% more than the national average, earning $62,792 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bolana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bolana in the Hindi language | ||
| बोलाना | bolana | - |
| Bolana in the Oriya language | ||
| େବାଲଣା | ebalana | - |
| Bolana in the Marathi language | ||
| बोळण | bolana | - |
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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 Bolana
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