Bolf Surname

248,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Croatia

Bolf Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the surname Bolf is 'wolf'.

Bolf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7191:504,11542,358
Czechia2681:39,6776,566
Croatia1721:24,5855,110
Slovakia1061:50,3449,674
Hungary941:104,42810,022
France571:1,165,311123,217
Canada451:818,79163,991
Serbia241:297,70615,186
Paraguay231:314,6414,957
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Austria131:655,03358,041
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Bolf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the surname Bolf is 'wolf'.

- pula37

Bolf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolf (Russian: Болф) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bolf is the 248,859th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,566,132 people. The last name Bolf is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Bolf live; 43 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Bolf is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 719 people, or 1 in 504,115. In The United States Bolf is most numerous in: Texas, where 22 percent live, Michigan, where 11 percent live and Minnesota, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States Bolf is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 17 percent live and Croatia, where 11 percent live.

Bolf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bolf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,784 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bolf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bolf last name are 0.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.04% registered with the party.

The amount Bolf earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.21% more than the national average, earning $43,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $47,603 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolfe89580/
Bolff8918/
Boolf891/
Boulfe800/
Wolf75361,818/
Volf7517,265/
Bulf75616/
Balf75140/
Bolb755/
Uolf753/
Bolfová73402/
Bolfova7322/
Wolfe67127,498/
Wolff67124,828/
Woolf6711,360/
Balfe672,516/
Ballf671,264/
Volff67692/
Woulf67271/
Wollf67211/
Volfe67166/
Wholf67131/
Baulf67110/
Bulfe6794/
Volfs6759/
Vollf6714/
Wolft6711/
Baalf6710/
Boulb678/
Wohlf675/
Bholb673/
Voulf673/
Bolph672/
Woëlf671/
Bulff671/
Bhalf671/
Boylw671/
Bullf670/
Balfs670/
Woilf670/
Wwolf670/
Balff670/

Bolf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bolf in the Russian language
Болфbolf-

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