Bolfing Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Bolfing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolfing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1861:44,1556,085
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Bolfing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolfing is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolfing? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 777,192nd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 19,965,879 people. The last name Bolfing occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Bolfing reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Bolfing is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 44,155. In Switzerland Bolfing is most frequent in: Canton of Schwyz, where 47 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 20 percent reside and Canton of Lucerne, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland Bolfing is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 48 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Bolfing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bolfing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bolfing last name rose 1,041 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bolfing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bolfing last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Bolfing earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.88% less than the national average, earning $39,319 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolfin920/
Volfing86107/
Wolfing8690/
Bolfion861/
Bulfing860/
Wolffing8015/
Woulfing801/
Bohlfien800/
Boslfind800/
Balfin7794/
Volfin7762/
Bolfen771/
Bolfinova759/
Balfina713/
Wolfink712/
Walfing710/
Balfinova635/
Bolfynova632/
Valfin6219/
Balfen628/
Bůlfinková595/
Bulfinkova591/
Whalfng571/
Balphina532/
Balfenkh531/
Balfynova505/

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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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  • 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 Bolfing
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