Bolek Surname

85,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Bolek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3,2771:11,5991,664
United States1,1781:307,69028,269
Czechia4211:25,2583,966
Germany1381:583,37347,320
Ecuador901:176,7327,513
Slovakia761:70,21613,625
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
Israel551:155,59316,202
Austria441:193,53324,446
Canada441:837,40065,151
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
England361:1,547,72466,012
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Norway71:734,61250,907
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
France21:33,211,361423,184
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Bölek (1,720) are calculated separately.

Bolek (2,328) may also be a first name.

Bolek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolek (Arabic: بولك, Marathi: बोलेक, Russian: Болек, Tibetan: བོ་ལེགས།) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Bölek. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bolek.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 85,255th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,287,552 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Bolek reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 154,213th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 2,328 people.

This surname is most numerous in Poland, where it is borne by 3,277 people, or 1 in 11,599. Outside of Poland this surname occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Czechia, where 7 percent are found.

Bolek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bolek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bolek surname expanded 5,355 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bolek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bolek last name are 16.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bolek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.78% more than the national average, earning $46,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.32% less than the national average, earning $49,025 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bölek931,720/
Boleke911,969/
Boulek91355/
Boliek91305/
Boilek9180/
Boleak9119/
Boleck9118/
Bollek918/
Buolek915/
Bolekh912/
Boleik911/
Bouleke8363/
Bohleke8340/
Bolleke8319/
Bolecke8318/
Boleukh837/
Bholekh836/
Bootlek833/
Boileck832/
Bolieck832/
Booleke831/
Bohleks830/
Bolleck830/
Belek804,261/
Balek802,097/
Bolik801,287/
Bulek80826/
Bolec80159/
Bálek80133/
Bolex80127/
Bolík8051/
Boleg8013/
Bolyk8012/
Bělek803/
Boleková7751/
Bohlecke7736/
Bolekova7734/
Baleke736,858/
Bolick734,516/
Beleck73897/
Botlik73632/
Ballek73579/
Boleac73522/
Boulik73394/
Buleke73360/
Botlík7392/
Bolike7391/
Bolikh7372/
Beelek7361/
Boliok7360/
Baleck7356/
Bolyok7336/
Beleuk7331/
Bulekh7330/
Bullek7330/
Boiłek7330/
Bahlek7325/
Boulec7314/
Balesk7313/
Bholik7312/
Boulyk7312/
Boilyk7312/
Bhalek7311/
Bollik739/
Hvolek739/
Buleck738/
Bolykh738/
Botleg736/
Baliek735/
Belekh734/
Beulek734/
Boleuc734/
Bállek734/
Bolesc734/
Baulek733/
Bouleg733/
Volekh732/
Beleik732/
Bolaik732/
Bolitk731/
Boilik731/
Vollek731/
Boulex731/
Bholec731/
Balekh731/
Beliek731/
Bhulek731/
Boylec730/
Bolect730/
Bolegs730/
Booleg730/
Bohleg730/
Bolegg730/
Boolik730/
Bolisk730/
Bolekhova7123/
Boleckova713/
Bolkova671,433/
Bottlik67160/
Bauleke67159/
Boulegh67153/
Beuleke67113/
Balecke6785/
Balleck6765/
Bouleuc6755/
Bollick6735/
Bolique6735/
Bulleck6723/
Bollikh6716/
Bölecke6716/
Boilegh6712/
Bottlík6711/
Buleske679/
Bouhlik679/
Beuleck678/
Botlick677/
Balhekh677/
Boilick676/
Boliske675/
Bhaleke674/
Bolicks674/
Boulaik673/
Baleeke673/
Volleck673/
Boelick672/
Beuleuk672/
Beleuck672/
Baaleke672/
Balekke672/
Bolicke671/
Boleigh671/
Boliegh671/
Bollizk671/
Botlike671/
Boylesc671/
Bhulekh671/
Bhelekh671/
Bhaleak671/
Bohlick671/
Boulleg671/
Boulikh671/
Bhoulik671/
Booslik671/
Boutlik671/
Beaulek671/
Bolegue671/
Boolick670/

Bolek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bolek in the Tibetan language
བོ་ལེགས།bolek-
Bolek in the Marathi language
बोलेकboleka-
Bolek in the Russian language
Болекbolek-
Bolek in the Arabic language
بولكbwlk-

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