Bolkiah Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Bolkiah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolkiah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Malaysia471:627,53730,158
Iran361:2,132,84874,334
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Bolkiah (173) may also be a first name.

Bolkiah Last Name Facts

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

Bolkiah is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bolkiah.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolkiah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bolkiah is the 1,333,288th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 43,378,250 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Bolkiah are found; 69 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 68 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 694,534th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 173 people.

This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 2,034,603. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: North Sumatra, where 69 percent reside, Aceh, where 23 percent reside and South Kalimantan, where 5 percent reside. Barring Indonesia Bolkiah occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 28 percent reside and Iran, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolkia9212/
Balkiah8638/
Bolqiah8612/
Balkhiah804/
Bolqia7731/
Balkia7710/
Balqiah7129/
Bolkyaa716/
Balkhia715/
Bolcija711/
Bolquia711/
Basilkia671/
Balqia626/
Balkio621/
Balkeea57151/
Balqiaz5799/
Balqias5722/
Balchia571/
Balquia571/

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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 Bolkiah
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