Bollig Surname

125,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bollig Surname User-submission:

This surname comes from the Swedish bolig, which means 'housing'.

Bollig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0351:39,5605,231
United States1,5301:236,90122,711
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Austria131:655,03358,041
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
France31:22,140,907385,998
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Bollig Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the Swedish bolig, which means 'housing'.

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Bollig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bollig occurs most in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bollig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 125,145th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,002,623 people. The surname Bollig is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Bollig live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Bollig is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 2,035 people, or 1 in 39,560. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 31 percent are found and Saarland, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Bollig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bollig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 6,652 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bollig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bollig last name are 16.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.88% registered with the party.

Bollig earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $45,867 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolligs926/
Bolligg921/
Boollig920/
Bolig91560/
Bohlig83626/
Bullig8331/
Boelig8323/
Botlig8316/
Bollik839/
Ballig832/
Bolliq831/
Boilig831/
Boulig831/
Bollic831/
Boligh830/
Wollig830/
Boehlig7761/
Bollick7735/
Bulligk7721/
Bollikh7716/
Boullic7715/
Bollioc778/
Bulleig771/
Bulligh771/
Boleigh771/
Boliegh771/
Bollizk771/
Boulleg771/
Boulicg770/
Bouchellig75158/
Bolik731,287/
Balig73750/
Bolic73544/
Bulig73405/
Bolug7370/
Belig7338/
Bolix7314/
Boleg7313/
Bülig739/
Volig730/
Bulleigh71100/
Balligue7127/
Bollegue714/
Boligová711/
Bollègue711/
Busillig711/
Bolick674,516/
Baligh674,075/
Butlig672,506/
Bolluk671,455/
Baulig671,050/
Boulic67911/
Botlik67632/
Buslig67473/
Boulik67394/
Buhlig67388/
Beligh67307/
Baliog67305/
Boliek67305/
Wallig67294/
Boloix67288/
Beulig67120/
Bolike6791/
Bolikh6772/
Ballik6769/
Böhlig6768/
Bullik6767/
Boliok6760/
Wollik6747/
Ballug6734/
Bolyog6730/
Ballic6730/
Boulaigue6718/
Boluix6714/
Behlig6713/
Bholik6712/
Bahlig6712/
Bollek678/
Bolics678/
Botleg676/
Balleg675/
Balliq675/
Bullic674/
Balieg674/
Vollik673/
Baluig673/
Bulliq673/
Boliuk673/
Bouleg673/
Bolaik672/
Bolioc672/
Baliug672/
Boleik671/
Bolitk671/
Bolluc671/
Beloig671/
Boilik671/
Bhalig671/
Wollic671/
Vallig671/
Belieg671/
Baslig671/
Woolig671/
Woligh671/
Wolleg671/
Buligs671/
Bühlig671/
Bählig671/
Balaig671/
Batlig671/
Béligh671/
Belhig671/
Bolgic671/
Boslic670/
Bolegs670/
Booleg670/
Bohleg670/
Bolegg670/
Boolik670/
Volleg670/
Bolisk670/

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