Bolken Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bolken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bolken (46) may also be a first name.

Bolken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolken occurs most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,136,896th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. The last name Bolken is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Bolken are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bolken is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 46 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 2,788,146. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Dakota, where 18 percent are found, Oregon, where 16 percent are found and California, where 15 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found.

Bolken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bolken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bolken last name rose 6,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bolken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bolken surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

Bolken earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.78% less than the national average, earning $41,087 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bohlken921,410/
Boelken9216/
Bolcken920/
Bolkeen920/
Bolkn910/
Balken83441/
Bolkin83292/
Bulken8378/
Bülken8319/
Bolkyn836/
Bolcen832/
Boleheken8010/
Bolkenova804/
Vohlken77168/
Bolkina77108/
Bolchen7734/
Boolkin7720/
Bulcken7719/
Bolcaen7716/
Balcken7711/
Bolkyna7711/
Balkeen777/
Bulkeen774/
Balkaen773/
Boulkin771/
Bulkaen771/
Boulcen771/
Bahlken770/
Bohlkin770/
Vollken770/
Bolkinn770/
Bullken770/
Balkn733/
Bulckaen71366/
Balkienė71186/
Boulhcen71170/
Bulkienė7166/
Boulkind7116/
Boulkina712/
Boulkemh712/
Bulkin674,504/
Balkin672,094/
Bulkyn67329/
Balkenova6796/
Balkyn6762/
Bulkenova6739/
Volkyn6715/
Bulcen6714/
Balkén679/
Bolkim678/
Balcen675/
Bõlkin671/
Beleheken671/
Boutylkin671/

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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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  • 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 Bolken
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