Bolatov Surname

45,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Bolatov Surname User-submission:

The Bolatov surname comes from the name Bolat, which means 'steel', i.e. 'persistent like steel'. The suffix -ov added during membership of Kazakhstan in the USSR, as a Russian style of surname. Therefore this surname means 'steel's grandson'.

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Bolatov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan10,9011:1,622159
Russia4791:300,88330,822
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Bolatov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bolatov surname comes from the name Bolat, which means 'steel', i.e. 'persistent like steel'. The suffix -ov added during membership of Kazakhstan in the USSR, as a Russian style of surname. Therefore this surname means 'steel's grandson'.

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Bolatov Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bolatov Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bolatov (Russian: Болатов) is more commonly found in Kazakhstan than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bolatov.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolatov? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 45,444th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 638,195 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Bolatov are found; 92 percent are found in Central Asia and 92 percent are found in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The surname is most widespread in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 10,901 people, or 1 in 1,622. In Kazakhstan Bolatov is most frequent in: Aktobe Region, where 23 percent reside, East Kazakhstan Region, where 20 percent reside and Almaty Region, where 19 percent reside. Apart from Kazakhstan this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 4 percent reside and Uzbekistan, where 0 percent reside.

Bolatov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bolatov surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Bolatov surname are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bolatov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bolatov in the Russian language
Болатовbolatov-

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