Bolbe Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

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

Bolbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bolbe (30) may also be a first name.

Bolbe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bolbe is most common in Cameroon. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Bolbe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolbe? popularity and diffusion

Bolbe is the 2,483,783rd most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Bolbe is primarily found in Africa, where 45 percent of Bolbe reside; 30 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 30 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name on earth, held by 30 people.

The last name Bolbe is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 1,038,453. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 95 percent are found and North Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Bolbe occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent are found and Brazil, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolbes91103/
Bolbea9141/
Boulbe9141/
Bolber9121/
Bolbeu911/
Bholbe911/
Bolbeș911/
Boulbes83444/
Boulbet8332/
Boulbed831/
Boulber831/
Boulbee830/
Bolba801,012/
Balbe80466/
Bolue80268/
Wolbe80104/
Bolby8066/
Bolve8012/
Bolwe809/
Bulbe804/
Volbe801/
Balber731,018/
Balbes73364/
Balbey73331/
Ballbe73320/
Boulby73295/
Balbed73257/
Bolves73167/
Bolbay73120/
Boulwe73104/
Bulber73103/
Bollue7398/
Bolboa7383/
Bolver7375/
Volber7368/
Bolbyt7341/
Balbez7325/
Boulba7324/
Balbet7318/
Wolbes7317/
Boulve7316/
Bolbis7315/
Boolue737/
Bolwes736/
Bolbit735/
Balbee735/
Bollby735/
Balbeh735/
Bolvez735/
Balbej735/
Balbie734/
Balbea732/
Boulue732/
Bulbet731/
Bolvie731/
Bholue731/
Boelby731/
Wolbee731/
Wolbie731/
Wolbeh731/
Volbea731/
Bolveh731/
Bulbes731/
Bulbeş731/
Bolvet731/
Bolbai731/
Wolbey730/
Boilue730/
Bulbey730/
Boolby730/
Bolwey730/
Bulbed730/
Boluet730/
Balbei730/
Boulbit67688/
Balbeid67303/
Boileve67168/
Ballber6753/
Boyluer6730/
Volbehr6724/
Wolbeer6717/
Balbeer6716/
Baalbeh6716/
Boulves6712/
Volberh679/
Boulbès677/
Bollwie675/
Boulbés672/
Bouloue672/
Bullber671/
Bolinpe671/
Bollemp671/
Bollwer671/
Boluett671/
Bolvett671/
Boulbha671/
Balbesh671/
Bhoolve671/
Balıbey671/
Bâlbâie671/
Boulver671/
Balbeis671/
Boulues671/
Balbead671/
Balbeth671/
Woolbey670/
Boulwer670/
Balbett670/
Bolbitt670/
Wholbey670/
Bollwed670/

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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 Bolbe
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