Bolke Surname

135,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Bolke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,9451:260,46414,999
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Qatar161:147,37516,023
England141:3,979,861125,553
Benin121:861,30044,192
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Bolke (23) may also be a first name.

Bolke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bolke (Marathi: बोलके, Russian: Болке) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 135,199th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,191,084 people. The last name Bolke occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Bolke reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Bolke is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 23 people.

The last name is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 2,945 people, or 1 in 260,464. In India Bolke is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent are found, Telangana, where 0 percent are found and Karnataka, where 0 percent are found. Other than India Bolke exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Bolke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bolke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bolke surname grew 659 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bolke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bolke surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bolke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.92% less than the national average, earning R 71,484 per year and in United States they earn 11.53% less than the national average, earning $38,176 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bohlke911,162/
Boelke91924/
Boolke9133/
Bolkey9112/
Bolhke9112/
Bolkhe914/
Bolcke912/
Bholke911/
Bolkeh911/
Bolkei911/
Boulke911/
Bollke911/
Bolk891,544/
Boelcke83262/
Bolkher8321/
Bohlcke8314/
Boellke8313/
Boulked838/
Bollëke837/
Bolcker834/
Bohlker832/
Bothlke832/
Boelhke832/
Bohhlke831/
Bolkesz831/
Bollkje831/
Boulkeu831/
Bohlkee830/
Balke809,008/
Bolka80926/
Bolck80144/
Bulke80143/
Bolce8096/
Bolki8045/
Bohlk8016/
Boolk803/
Bolky803/
Bülke801/
Buolk800/
Boelckey774/
Boulkeïr772/
Boulhker771/
Boehlkey771/
Boellkee771/
Bolkheïr771/
Bhalke737,839/
Bulcke731,043/
Bahlke73984/
Beulke73882/
Balcke73277/
Balkey73193/
Baalke7397/
Boilek7380/
Buhlke7359/
Balkie7353/
Boulka7349/
Baulke7347/
Volkey7339/
Balkee7326/
Bolkyt7324/
Bolque7319/
Bohlka7317/
Boelky7317/
Bolkai7317/
Ballke7315/
Bolche7313/
Bulkey7310/
Bolkhy7310/
Bolgue739/
Bosilk739/
Balkhe737/
Botleg736/
Bholki735/
Bollka734/
Bulkhe733/
Bohlki732/
Bollck732/
Bulkee732/
Bulkeh732/
Bühlke732/
Boglik731/
Balkke731/
Vohlke731/
Bohlck731/
Bolkoy731/
Bolckx731/
Bolcky731/
Bholka731/
Balhke730/
Bulkie730/
Belhke730/
Boschelke710/
Balk679,253/
Bolkova671,433/
Bolková67397/
Bolg67254/
Bolc67208/
Balkeea67151/
Bahlcke67143/
Beulker67118/
Balcker6758/
Beulcke6736/
Baalcke6724/
Bolques6714/
Bolkish6713/
Boilegh6712/
Baulkey678/
Bolquez678/
Bahlkeh676/
Bhalkey673/
Bahalke673/
Bootlek673/
Boileck672/
Bolquet672/
Bolkhai672/
Boulche672/
Baslkey671/
Bhalker671/
Bhaalke671/
Balckie671/
Boulkis671/
Boylcky671/
Bolkiss671/
Bulcker671/
Boulkai671/
Bosilki671/
Balkhee671/
Bahllke671/
Bolx671/
Baulker670/

Bolke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bolke in the Marathi language
बोलकेbolake88.6
बोळकेbolake10.54
बालकेbalake0.09
चोळकेcolake0.09
बोडकेbodake0.09
बोलbola0.05
Bolke in the Russian language
Болкеbolke-

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