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

Bollig is most common in Germany. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bollig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 125,145th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,002,623 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Bollig reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 2,035 people, or 1 in 39,560. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 31 percent live and Saarland, where 3 percent live. Outside of Germany it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 42 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Bollig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bollig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bollig last name increased 6,652 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bollig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bollig surname are 16.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.88% registered to vote for the political 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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