Bolaño Surname

16,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Bolaño Surname User-submission:

It is a surname in the Philippines, most common in the Bohol region. It is shortened or derived from Bohol, which pertains to its residents as boholano.

Bolaño Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia22,1181:2,160412
Venezuela2,9911:10,098956
Argentina2,3891:17,8921,535
Philippines2,1001:48,2097,866
Spain1,4271:32,7623,281
Ecuador8021:19,8332,808
Paraguay3621:19,991811
Mexico2031:611,45910,056
Cuba1421:81,1462,700
Nicaragua1281:47,0401,390
Chile661:266,9167,921
Uruguay541:63,5516,804
Panama261:150,4714,892
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Bolano (2,618) & Bolañó (1) are calculated separately.

Bolaño (17) may also be a first name.

Bolaño Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a surname in the Philippines, most common in the Bohol region. It is shortened or derived from Bohol, which pertains to its residents as boholano.

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Bolaño Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolaño (Marathi: बोळणो) occurs most in Colombia. It may be rendered as a variant: Bolano or Bolañó. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolaño? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bolaño is the 16,911th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 221,938 people. The surname Bolaño occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Bolaño live; 87 percent live in South America and 76 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name globally, held by 17 people.

Bolaño is most widely held in Colombia, where it is carried by 22,118 people, or 1 in 2,160. In Colombia Bolaño is most numerous in: Magdalena Department, where 27 percent reside, Atlántico Department, where 26 percent reside and Cesar Department, where 10 percent reside. Not including Colombia Bolaño is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Venezuela, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Bolaño Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bolaño has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bolaño surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bolaño Last Name Statistics demography

Bolaño earn notably less less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 24.71% less than the national average, earning $17,093,400 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bolaño Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bolaño in the Marathi language
बोळणोbolano-

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