Bolawa Surname

383,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bolawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4551:389,32520,549
DR Congo4171:177,16918,031
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
United States151:24,163,929685,360
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Bolawa (706) may also be a first name.

Bolawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolawa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bolawa is the 383,038th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 7,844,506 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bolawa are found; 49 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bolawa is also the 310,909th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 706 people.

This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 455 people, or 1 in 389,325. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 49 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Ondo, where 10 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 45 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Bolawa Last Name Statistics demography

Bolawa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.33% less than the national average, earning R 115,656 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolaawa924/
Bolaiwa924/
Boulawa924/
Bolaswa921/
Bolawaya861/
Boulhawa861/
Bulawa831,256/
Bolowa831,147/
Balawa83948/
Bolewa83290/
Belawa83171/
Bolaba8372/
Bolawi8323/
Bolawe839/
Boulaba771,021/
Bolaeva7768/
Balaway7741/
Bolhava7733/
Bolavad7721/
Balahwa7720/
Baliawa7718/
Bullawa7714/
Balawai7710/
Balawad778/
Bolavay778/
Bolauba777/
Baleawa776/
Belawai776/
Bhelawa775/
Bholava775/
Bulawah774/
Bolawet773/
Boleaba773/
Belhawa773/
Bollava772/
Boulawi772/
Belaway772/
Ballawa772/
Bulyawa772/
Boliaba772/
Bhalawa772/
Builawa771/
Bulaway771/
Bolaave771/
Bolavat771/
Bolewaa771/
Balaewa771/
Bhulawa771/
Balawah771/
Bolowah771/
Bolgowa771/
Bolaswe771/
Bolawoy771/
Boloway771/
Bolojwa771/
Buolowa771/
Balajwa771/
Bahlaiwa71241/
Boulaabi71157/
Bolyaeva71102/
Boulaaba7139/
Boulouwa7134/
Bohlaeva7125/
Bholavat7119/
Boulahba7115/
Balaswad719/
Boilavad717/
Bholavad716/
Belyaewa715/
Bholabai715/
Bolahabo714/
Botlavat713/
Bolabhai713/
Boulaiba712/
Bollaeva712/
Bollavad712/
Bulaswad712/
Boulhaba712/
Bollabai711/
Boslavat711/
Batlawad711/
Boulabah711/
Boulaàba711/
Bouliaba711/
Bolobaha711/
Balaawah711/
Ballaway710/
Bolloway710/
Balaba6717,203/
Balawi676,936/
Bulava673,267/
Balowa673,024/
Bulaba671,284/
Balewa67680/
Boloba67640/
Balawe67452/
Bholabhai67451/
Bolave67448/
Belewa67375/
Bolova67332/
Bulawo67284/
Balawy67244/
Belava67214/
Bolowe67170/
Bolabo67161/
Bulawe67152/
Belowa67138/
Balava67130/
Bulowa6765/
Balawo6764/
Boleva6752/
Bolabe6737/
Bolabi6729/
Buława6721/
Bulawi6719/
Bolowo6711/
Volowa678/
Bolavi676/
Vulawa675/
Boullaabi674/
Bollabhai673/
Belawo673/
Bělava673/
Bolavo672/
Volava672/
Bolowi672/
Bolgovaya671/
Battlawad671/
Bhalawaya671/
Bhallawat671/
Bouleabah671/
Bolewo671/
Boulhaabi671/
Bahalawai671/
Ballaswad671/
Balasswad671/

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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 Bolawa
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