Bolm Surname

408,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bolm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5091:158,16418,857
United States2871:1,262,92389,039
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Bolm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolm is most common in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolm? popularity and diffusion

Bolm is the 408,463rd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,513,488 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Bolm reside; 60 percent reside in Western Europe and 60 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 509 people, or 1 in 158,164. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 63 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.

Bolm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bolm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bolm last name increased 1,025 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bolm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bolm surname are 7.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.17% registered with the party.

Bolm earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.03% less than the national average, earning $40,114 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolme89632/
Boelm8922/
Bollm897/
Boulm892/
Bolhm891/
Boulme80331/
Boilem802/
Boylem800/
Bolhme800/
Balm751,296/
Volm75461/
Wolm7533/
Bulm7515/
Boileme732/
Balme672,587/
Balım671,759/
Vollm6759/
Volme6723/
Wolme6718/
Woolm6717/
Bulme6711/
Ballm675/
Belhm673/
Baulm673/
Bousselm672/
Bhalm672/
Voylm671/
Wollm671/
Bullm671/
Baalm671/
Bulhm671/
Bottleme670/
Wholm670/

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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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  • 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 Bolm
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