Boleslav Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Boleslav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boleslav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia1081:98,45816,343
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Boleslav (3,400) may also be a first name.

Boleslav Last Name Facts

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

Boleslav (Georgian: ბოლესლავ, Russian: Болеслав) is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boleslav? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,459,453rd most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 49,914,698 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Boleslav reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 122,120th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 3,400 people.

Boleslav is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 98,458. In Czechia Boleslav is primarily found in: South Moravian Region, where 48 percent are found, Ústí nad Labem Region, where 14 percent are found and Liberec Region, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Czechia this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Boleslav Last Name Statistics demography

Boleslav earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,146 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boleslaw8823/
Boleslaf881/
Boleslavová8499/
Boleslavova841/
Bolelov80189/
Balelav801/
Bolelova75106/
Bolesław756/
Volislav751/
Bhalelav751/
Bolechláv711/
Balslov6710/
Balelov676/
Bolilaw674/
Bolylov673/
Bolilov672/
Wolslaw671/
Balaslov6323/
Balelova636/
Bolylova634/
Balelowa634/
Boleloff633/
Boulilaf631/
Bolilova631/
Woolslaw630/
Balslev531,034/
Walslaw531/
Volilov531/
Woolslow500/

Boleslav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boleslav in the Georgian language
ბოლესლავboleslav-
Boleslav in the Russian language
Болеславboleslav-

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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 Boleslav
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