Bolefe Surname

557,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 571 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bolefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5681:130,07013,970
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Bolefe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolefe occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bolefe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolefe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 557,062nd most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 12,762,777 people. Bolefe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bolefe reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Bolefe is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 568 people, or 1 in 130,070. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolef9120/
Bollefer8664/
Boulefed863/
Bolefa83280/
Boleev83223/
Belefe8333/
Balefe8333/
Boulef8312/
Bolofe835/
Volefe832/
Wolefe830/
Boulefeat801/
Bollhefer801/
Boulefa77384/
Buolife7745/
Belefeh774/
Boulief774/
Boulife772/
Bolifes771/
Woledfe771/
Belefee771/
Bouleft771/
Baleife771/
Bouleif771/
Boullef771/
Boliffe770/
Boylief770/
Bolev7364/
Balef737/
Boleb734/
Bolew733/
Boljf732/
Bolif732/
Boulefaa711,040/
Boulehfa71314/
Bolhöfer7139/
Bollifer7123/
Bouleifa718/
Bouleffa714/
Bel'efee711/
Bullefer711/
Boulafea711/
Boulefis711/
Boolifer710/
Boulif672,664/
Boliev67491/
Baleev67364/
Bolifa67264/
Bollhöfer67206/
Balefi67162/
Bolifi6775/
Boleva6752/
Balafe6749/
Bolofi6745/
Boliew6734/
Voleev6724/
Balefa6723/
Walefe6718/
Valefe6716/
Baleew6711/
Ballef679/
Boulew678/
Balife676/
Baleff673/
Boylev673/
Wolife672/
Bouleffaa671/
Bholev671/
Bholeb671/
Boslev671/
Boulev671/
Bulefa671/
Bolhev671/
Bollew671/
Belofe671/
Bohlew671/
Bollif671/
Belefi671/
Boylew670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bolefe
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