Boll Surname

25,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Boll Surname Definition:

Jehone Boll of Ballachkewin and his son Jehone Boll were witnesses in Irvine, 1572 (Irvine I, p. 57). John Boll was tenant in Nether Calsay, 1710, and Thomas Boll is recorded in Ancrum, 1784 (Heirs, 153,425). compare Bole and Boyle.

Boll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,6681:115,0377,490
Germany6,6151:12,1701,564
United States3,7301:97,17410,836
Brazil9411:227,4978,805
Denmark8211:6,875628
Netherlands4451:37,9496,409
France3251:204,37831,769
Argentina2911:146,88512,431
Switzerland2771:29,6504,483
Canada1481:248,95723,668
Mauritania1151:35,6082,839
England1121:497,48331,781
Sweden1111:88,7106,513
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
Venezuela551:549,16510,134
Australia431:627,80744,139
Austria421:202,74825,305
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Belize111:32,3162,112
Norway101:514,22941,629
Qatar91:262,00030,726
China91:151,924,6187,954
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Wales41:773,63329,106
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
Scotland151:249,5488,553
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6991:71,8447,712

The alternate forms: Bóll (1) are calculated separately.

Boll (349) may also be a first name.

Boll Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Jehone Boll of Ballachkewin and his son Jehone Boll were witnesses in Irvine, 1572 (Irvine I, p. 57). John Boll was tenant in Nether Calsay, 1710, and Thomas Boll is recorded in Ancrum, 1784 (Heirs, 153,425). compare Bole and Boyle.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Boll Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boll (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺑﻞ, Russian: Болл) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Bóll. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boll? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boll is the 25,571st most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 345,758 people. Boll is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Boll live; 37 percent live in Western Europe and 35 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 466,636th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 349 people.

Boll is most frequent in India, where it is carried by 6,668 people, or 1 in 115,037. In India it is most common in: West Bengal, where 99 percent live, Telangana, where 0 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 0 percent live. Aside from India Boll occurs in 69 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Boll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boll has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Boll surname increased 534 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boll Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Boll surname are 21.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Boll earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.52% more than the national average, earning 379,020 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.05% less than the national average, earning R 128,196 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.15% less than the national average, earning $20,171,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.89% more than the national average, earning $45,689 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.83% more than the national average, earning $53,575 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bóll921/
Bolle8913,599/
Boell89975/
Boyll89504/
Boull8940/
Bollt8926/
Bolld899/
Bholl894/
Booll893/
Botll893/
Bolhl891/
Boill891/
Bollì891/
Bollė891/
Bohll891/
Bol86323,918/
Boulle802,871/
Bosell80309/
Botell80154/
Boille80146/
Boullt80123/
Bocell8032/
Botill8025/
Bholle808/
Bosill807/
Boolle804/
Boëlle804/
Boylle803/
Bollhe802/
Bolldt801/
Bouhll801/
Boslle800/
Ball75198,448/
Bull7566,792/
Bhol7524,848/
Bole7524,632/
Bolt7521,951/
Buol7521,049/
Bold7518,502/
Bohl7510,621/
Voll758,587/
Woll756,688/
Bool754,127/
Boel753,544/
Boul751,645/
Büll75474/
Boil75446/
Bosl75323/
Boyl75191/
Boël7570/
Bolh7518/
Bolø7511/
Búll7510/
Báll755/
Åbol752/
Bgol752/
Botl751/
Bojl751/
Boïl751/
Bolp750/
Boutell73723/
Bollová73235/
Bossell73114/
Bottell7373/
Boytell7320/
Boscill7318/
Bollova7317/
Boysell7313/
Bousell7310/
Bhoslle735/
Boitell735/
Bossill733/
Boseell731/
Boosell731/
Bottill731/
Bouglil731/
Boisell730/
Bochell730/
Boyle67114,060/
Bulle6723,126/
Bhole6722,401/
Boldt6720,889/
Balle6713,936/
Bocel676,398/
Boule675,144/
Volle674,229/
Bould672,255/
Wolle671,362/
Bosle671,099/
Boole67971/
Hboul67904/
Bosel67830/
Bhoil67742/
Boile67518/
Botel67503/
Bouttell67451/
Ballh67247/
Wooll67208/
Bholh67206/
Bhool67186/
Bogli67178/
Bouhl67132/
Bhall67122/
Bosil67120/
Botil67115/
Boltt6768/
Boşel6756/
Bolhe6755/
Baull6737/
Bouchell6722/
Voill6721/
Boyld6720/
Bhoul6717/
Wholl6714/
Bohul6712/
Boschell6712/
Balld6712/
Bohyl6711/
Bahll6711/
Buill679/
Bhull677/
Bhosl676/
Beull676/
Boissell676/
Ballı676/
Bhgol676/
Boutellh676/
Wollt675/
Baall675/
Boold675/
Volhl674/
Bohýl674/
Bohld674/
Bholt674/
Wolld674/
Boulh674/
Balll673/
Wohll673/
Boussell673/
Bullt673/
Boltd673/
Bocil673/
Boßel673/
Boële673/
Bhottell672/
Booyl672/
Bullh672/
Buole672/
Bolph672/
Vollp672/
Basll672/
Boldh672/
Mpoll672/
Buold671/
Boohl671/
Bootl671/
Bhhol671/
Voull671/
Vooll671/
Wollh671/
Bolhs671/
Boolt671/
Wolll671/
Wollp671/
Vollt671/
Bohchell671/
Bottl671/
Bouïl671/
Bhold671/
Ballì671/
Hball671/
Uoyll671/
Boçel671/
Buosl671/
Bouttill670/
Boilt670/
Bulll670/
Busll670/

Boll Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boll in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﺑﻞabl73.58
ﺍﺑﻞabl15.09
ﺑﻮﻝbwl7.55
ﺑﻞbl3.77
Boll in the Russian language
Боллboll-

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