Bolau Surname
Approximately 277 people bear this surname
Bolau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 195 | 1:678,201 | 52,887 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Solomon Islands | 8 | 1:72,504 | 14,153 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Bölau (1) are calculated separately.
Bolau (14) may also be a first name.
Bolau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bolau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bolau is most common in Indonesia. It may appear in the variant forms: Bölau. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bolau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 945,594th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,308,830 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Bolau are found; 72 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bolau is also the 3,024,661st most widespread given name internationally, held by 14 people.
This surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 678,201. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Kalimantan, where 90 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 8 percent reside and North Maluku, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Bolau
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