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
Average Bolas Salary in
United States
$45,113 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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) occurs in Lebanon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Bolaş or Bolás. For other possible spellings of Bolas click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bolas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bolas is the 79,280th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,184,004 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Bolas live; 70 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Levant. Bolas is also the 123,414th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 3,344 people.
This surname is most widespread in Lebanon, where it is held by 3,823 people, or 1 in 1,475. In Lebanon it is most numerous in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 41 percent are found, North Governorate, where 30 percent are found and Beirut Governorate, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Lebanon this last name is found in 48 countries. It is also common 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 expanded 1,648 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 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 principally Maronite (69%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Bolas surname are 6.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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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