Bolfa Surname

388,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Bolfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4881:41,1435,226
Moldova1821:19,5683,313
United States721:5,034,152256,679
France571:1,165,311123,217
Slovakia461:116,01021,737
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
England31:18,572,686338,250
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

The alternate forms: Bolfă (96) & Bolfä (1) are calculated separately.

Bolfa (24) may also be a first name.

Bolfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bolfa (Russian: Болфа) is found most in Romania. It can occur in the variant forms: Bolfă or Bolfä. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bolfa is the 388,780th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,990,730 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Bolfa live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.

The last name Bolfa is most frequent in Romania, where it is borne by 488 people, or 1 in 41,143. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 59 percent are found, Cluj County, where 16 percent are found and Mehedinți County, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Romania this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Bolfa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bolfa are 23.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.47% being registered to vote for the party.

Bolfa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.88% less than the national average, earning $28,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolfă9396/
Bolfä931/
Bolfea9184/
Boulfa9111/
Bolfat912/
Bolfaș911/
Bolfay911/
Bolfas911/
Boulfaj839/
Boulffa831/
Boulhfa831/
Boulfaa831/
Bulfa802,201/
Bolfe80580/
Balfa80126/
Volfa8087/
Bolfo8054/
Bolfi8051/
Wolfa804/
Bolfy801/
Boulfath779/
Boulfaiz774/
Boulfaat774/
Bouselfa771/
Balfas731,119/
Bolfer73139/
Bulfas7332/
Bulfay7316/
Balfay7316/
Bolfos732/
Balfah732/
Balfaj731/
Bolfed731/
Bolfeh731/
Balfai731/
Bulfea731/
Bolfoş731/
Bolfee731/
Bolffi731/
Bolffo731/
Balfaa731/
Bolfoh731/
Bolfes730/
Wolfay730/
Boulfe730/
Boutelfas711/
Balpfas67230/
Boulfie6711/
Boulfer671/
Wolfadh671/
Balfaht671/
Bolfoss671/
Wohlfat671/
Bolfitt670/
Wolfatz670/
Balfaux670/

Bolfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bolfa in the Russian language
Болфаbolfa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bolfa
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