Bolb Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bolb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Bolb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolb is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Bolb occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Bolb are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Bolb is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 50 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 50 percent live. Apart from The United States Bolb is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent live and Iran, where 20 percent live.

Bolb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bolb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bolb surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boulb898/
Bholb893/
Bolbs892/
Bolbch801/
Bolf751,596/
Balb75308/
Volb75187/
Bulb759/
Wolb758/
Uolb751/
Bolp750/
Bolbova735/
Bouglib731/
Bolfe67580/
Bulbs67185/
Bolpe6773/
Balbh6722/
Bolff6718/
Ballb6718/
Butlb679/
Balbs675/
Balbd673/
Bousselb673/
Bolph672/
Balbt671/
Volbs671/
Balbz671/
Boolf671/
Boylw671/
Balbp670/

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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 Bolb
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