Bolas Surname
Approximately 6,155 people bear this surname
Bolas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 3,823 | 1:1,475 | 281 |
| United States | 445 | 1:814,514 | 62,593 |
| England | 339 | 1:164,360 | 15,274 |
| Portugal | 321 | 1:32,456 | 2,021 |
| Australia | 239 | 1:112,953 | 12,558 |
| Iraq | 220 | 1:159,189 | 4,045 |
| Kuwait | 164 | 1:23,175 | 3,064 |
| Mexico | 158 | 1:785,609 | 11,559 |
| Greece | 106 | 1:104,526 | 17,585 |
| Philippines | 72 | 1:1,406,086 | 101,646 |
| Syria | 66 | 1:292,440 | 4,467 |
| Spain | 47 | 1:994,724 | 37,216 |
| Palestine | 15 | 1:303,257 | 10,878 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 156 | 1:156,252 | 13,619 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
The alternate forms: Bolaş (34) & Bolás (7) are calculated separately.
Bolas (3,344) may also be a first name.
Bolas Demographics
Bolas Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Bolas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bolas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bolas (Arabic: بوليصه, Hindi: बोलास, Marathi: बोळस, Oriya: େବାଲାସ, Russian: Болас) is found most in Lebanon. It can also be found in the variant forms: Bolaş or Bolás. Click here for other possible spellings of Bolas.
How Common Is The Last Name Bolas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bolas is the 79,280th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,184,004 people. Bolas occurs mostly in Asia, where 71 percent of Bolas are found; 70 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 123,414th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 3,344 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Lebanon, where it is borne by 3,823 people, or 1 in 1,475. In Lebanon Bolas is most common in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 41 percent are found, North Governorate, where 30 percent are found and Beirut Governorate, where 9 percent are found. Barring Lebanon it occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.
Bolas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bolas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bolas last name rose 1,648 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 217 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bolas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Bolas last name is primarily Maronite (69%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Bolas last name are 6.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.89% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bolas earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning $45,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 81.82% more than the national average, earning $90,332 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bolas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bolas in the Hindi language | ||
| बोलास | bolasa | - |
| Bolas in the Oriya language | ||
| େବାଲାସ | ebalasa | - |
| Bolas in the Marathi language | ||
| बोळस | bolasa | 66.67 |
| बोलास | bolasa | 33.33 |
| Bolas in the Russian language | ||
| Болас | bolas | - |
| Bolas in the Arabic language | ||
| بوليصه | bwlysh | - |
| بولصه | bwlsh | - |
| بولص | bwls | - |
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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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- 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 Bolas
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