Bolawi Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bolawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Bolawi (22) may also be a first name.

Bolawi Last Name Facts

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

Bolawi is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bolawi.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bolawi is the 4,116,508th most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Bolawi live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 43 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Bolawi is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name Bolawi is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 7,678,252. In Iran it is most frequent in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 90 percent reside and Semnan Province, where 10 percent reside. Not including Iran this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boulawi922/
Balawi836,936/
Bolawa83929/
Belawi8375/
Bolabi8329/
Bulawi8319/
Bolawe839/
Bolavi836/
Bolowi832/
Bahlawi77611/
Boliabi77315/
Balaawi77264/
Belhawi77206/
Baalawi77166/
Bolavie7783/
Balawit7765/
Bhalawi7754/
Bulawis7721/
Bolowei7718/
Boulabi7712/
Bolaviz7710/
Balawai7710/
Bal'awi776/
Belawai776/
Bolgavi775/
Boulawa774/
Bolaiwa774/
Bolaawa774/
Bolawet773/
Bholavi773/
Bolobai772/
Bulgawi772/
Buslawi772/
Balhawi771/
Botlavi771/
Bolasui771/
Baslawi771/
Balawei771/
Bulawid771/
Bolawoy771/
Bolaswe771/
Balgawi771/
Boulaabi71157/
Bullawit71144/
Balaswit71125/
Boulhabi7162/
Bolowich7159/
Ballawid7125/
Boilaive7124/
Ballawit7123/
Balawich719/
Boluowei717/
Balahawi715/
Bholabai715/
Bolabhai713/
Boulaibi711/
Boulhawa711/
Bolaivei711/
Bolawaya711/
Bollabai711/
Bolavich711/
Boullabi711/
Belavi672,025/
Bulawa671,256/
Balawa67948/
Balawe67452/
Bholabhai67451/
Bolave67448/
Balavi67256/
Balawy67244/
Balabi67183/
Bolowe67170/
Bulawe67152/
Bolabe6737/
Bolobi6722/
Ballahwit678/
Balewi677/
Bolovi677/
Valawi676/
Bolatvich675/
Boullaabi674/
Bollabhai673/
Balowi672/
Bulavi672/
Bulabi672/
Bolewe672/
Bolevi671/
Bollobhai671/
Bouhlaibe671/
Buolouwei671/
Belowi671/
Boulhaabi671/
Bahalawai671/
Belawe671/
Belawy671/

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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 Bolawi
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