Bolku Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bolku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey641:1,215,96051,402
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
India61:127,844,230863,365

Bolku (15) may also be a first name.

Bolku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolku occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolku? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Bolku live; 54 percent live in West Asia and 54 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Bolku is also the 2,900,335th most common first name in the world, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 1,215,960. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Izmir Province, where 34 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 33 percent are found and Afyonkarahisar Province, where 16 percent are found. Other than Turkey this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolkau912/
Bolckau8360/
Boulkou834/
Boslkau831/
Boulkeu831/
Bolkout831/
Bolkeus831/
Bolkcau831/
Bulku801,396/
Balku80709/
Bolcu80223/
Volku8018/
Boulkous77145/
Boehlkau774/
Bolkhuis771/
Balkau73212/
Bulkut7361/
Balkou7342/
Balkuş7318/
Volkau7313/
Ballku7310/
Balkhu738/
Bulkau736/
Bhalku733/
Bolkoo731/
Balkuz731/
Volkeu731/
Bulkhu731/
Balkui731/
Balkup730/
Boulkhout711/
Balkutė6747/
Voulkou6737/
Balkhuu678/
Balkhou672/
Ballëku672/
Balkudd671/
Balckau671/
Bulkhuu671/
Balkoud671/
Balkouh671/
Balkuss671/
Balckus671/
Bolcout671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bolku
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