Bolaw Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bolaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines541:1,874,782115,801
India101:76,706,538639,611
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Bolaw (151) may also be a first name.

Bolaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolaw (Hindi: बोलवा) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. Bolaw is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Bolaw reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 749,223rd most frequently held first name globally, borne by 151 people.

The last name Bolaw is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 1,874,782. In The Philippines Bolaw is most prevalent in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 76 percent live, Davao Region, where 7 percent live and Northern Mindanao, where 6 percent live. Barring The Philippines this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolawe919/
Boylaw912/
Bholaw911/
Bollaw910/
Boslaw910/
Boileaw830/
Balaw80188/
Bulaw8065/
Bolow8050/
Bolaf8029/
Belaw8018/
Bolab801/
Bolowa731,147/
Bollow73880/
Balawe73452/
Bolova73332/
Bolowe73170/
Boslow73121/
Baslaw7343/
Ballaw7323/
Boelow7317/
Bolauf7316/
Belayw7313/
Bullaw7312/
Batlaw7310/
Bholav737/
Bolabh734/
Balyaw734/
Buslaw733/
Bollav732/
Bolouw731/
Bollab731/
Bhulaw731/
Bulaaw731/
Boloow731/
Boslav731/
Baulaw731/
Boulaf731/
Bhelaw731/
Bahlaw731/
Boilow730/
Bolgova675,574/
Bolhova67655/
Bollauf67145/
Bulahaw67101/
Boehlow6738/
Boylova6733/
Bhalawe6731/
Baliawe6724/
Bholaph6723/
Ballawe6718/
Bollova6717/
Boulova676/
Bohlova674/
Bholabh673/
Boilova672/
Bojlova671/
Boulhaf671/
Buolowa671/
Boulouw671/
Boulhab671/
Bholaiv671/
Balaawe671/
Balauwe671/
Boulaab671/
Boulahf671/
Bouhlab671/
Boullab671/
Boulaib671/
Ballaws670/
Bollows670/
Boutlow670/
Boislow670/

Bolaw Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bolaw in the Hindi language
बोलवाbolava-

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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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  • 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 Bolaw
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