Bole Surname
Approximately 24,632 people bear this surname
Bole Surname Definition:
William Bole was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1508 (NSCM., I, p. 44), and Janet Bole, 1629, and eight others of the name are recorded in Edinburgh (Edinb. Marr.). compare Boll. Harrison says "a variant of Bull," and Lower says a De Bolle is found in the English Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameBole Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 8,576 | 1:89,443 | 5,951 |
| Ethiopia | 2,415 | 1:40,392 | 4,505 |
| Angola | 2,366 | 1:11,407 | 1,401 |
| Cameroon | 1,653 | 1:12,564 | 1,692 |
| United States | 1,539 | 1:235,516 | 22,602 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,404 | 1:16,433 | 1,267 |
| Indonesia | 1,125 | 1:117,555 | 11,886 |
| France | 1,069 | 1:62,135 | 8,467 |
| DR Congo | 1,006 | 1:73,439 | 8,576 |
| Slovenia | 516 | 1:4,821 | 943 |
| Fiji | 377 | 1:2,372 | 387 |
| Papua New Guinea | 317 | 1:25,722 | 2,841 |
| Somalia | 294 | 1:45,755 | 2,122 |
| South Africa | 230 | 1:235,555 | 24,262 |
| England | 213 | 1:261,587 | 20,867 |
| Latvia | 153 | 1:13,399 | 1,992 |
| Canada | 130 | 1:283,428 | 26,469 |
| Italy | 108 | 1:566,266 | 54,070 |
| Uganda | 103 | 1:379,022 | 24,191 |
| Philippines | 94 | 1:1,077,002 | 89,308 |
| Scotland | 88 | 1:60,839 | 4,966 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| Nigeria | 78 | 1:2,271,061 | 76,915 |
| Argentina | 67 | 1:637,961 | 44,681 |
| Solomon Islands | 64 | 1:9,063 | 1,526 |
| New Caledonia | 62 | 1:4,455 | 817 |
| Afghanistan | 54 | 1:595,429 | 7,014 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Venezuela | 31 | 1:974,325 | 14,902 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Tanzania | 27 | 1:1,960,800 | 47,770 |
| Kenya | 20 | 1:2,308,995 | 36,653 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| South Sudan | 16 | 1:713,442 | 947 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Congo | 7 | 1:712,728 | 15,723 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Serbia | 6 | 1:1,190,825 | 29,487 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 1:620,623 | 10,771 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 109 | 1:40,641 | 3,695 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 107 | 1:227,807 | 17,201 |
| Scotland | 91 | 1:41,134 | 3,094 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 502 | 1:100,037 | 10,157 |
The alternate forms: Böle (304), Bôle (72) & Bolé (24) are calculated separately.
Bole (3,097) may also be a first name.
Bole Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
William Bole was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1508 (NSCM., I, p. 44), and Janet Bole, 1629, and eight others of the name are recorded in Edinburgh (Edinb. Marr.). compare Boll. Harrison says "a variant of Bull," and Lower says a De Bolle is found in the English Hundred Rolls.
= Bull, q.v.
(English) One who came from Bole (tree trunk), in Nottinghamshire, or Bolas (wood where bows were obtained), in Shropshire; dweller at the sign of the bull; one with bullish characteristics.
Domesd. presents us with two tenants in chief called Bolle and Bollo, the former in Hants, and the latter in Dorset. Bouelles is the name of a place near Neufchatel in Normandy. Ferguson derives it, and several similar names, from the =. Norse bauli, a bull, but it is probably local, as De Bolle is found in H.R.
Probably from the sign of an inn, as "John at the Bowl,"i. e., at the sign of the bowl. Boel, local, a town in South Jutland, Denmark. Boel, Dutch, an estate, also one who keeps a mistress.
Bowles is an old Wilts name. The most influential families bearing this name are said to have come from Bristol during the 15th century. In the following century they were resident in Burcombe, and during the 18th century they supplied sheriffs and members of parliament for the county (H.).
Bole Demographics
Average Male Bole Height
177.57 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bole Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bole Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bole (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻞ, Hindi: बोले, Marathi: बोले) occurs most in India. It can also occur as a variant: Böle, Bôle or Bolé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bole? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bole is the 22,075th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 295,857 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 40 percent of Bole reside; 35 percent reside in South Asia and 35 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Bole is also the 129,556th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 3,097 people.
Bole is most common in India, where it is held by 8,576 people, or 1 in 89,443. In India Bole is primarily concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 69 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 15 percent reside and Arunachal Pradesh, where 7 percent reside. Besides India this surname occurs in 92 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 10 percent reside and Angola, where 10 percent reside.
Bole Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bole has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bole surname expanded 307 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 3 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bole Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (37%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Bole surname are 19.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.17% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bole earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning R 252,528 per year; in United States they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $46,336 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.3% more than the national average, earning $56,786 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bole Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bole in the Hindi language | ||
| बोले | bole | - |
| Bole in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻞ | bl | 60 |
| ﺑﻮﻝ | bwl | 20 |
| ﺍﺑﻞ | abl | 20 |
| Bole in the Marathi language | ||
| बोले | bole | 56.57 |
| बोळे | bole | 42.77 |
| भोळे | bhole | 0.21 |
| भोले | bhole | 0.1 |
| बोलेे | bolee | 0.07 |
| बोल | bola | 0.05 |
| बॉलॅ | bole | 0.02 |
| बोलॅ | bole | 0.02 |
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