Bolnan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bolnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Bolnan (37) may also be a first name.

Bolnan Last Name Facts

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

Bolnan is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bolnan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolnan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Bolnan is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Bolnan live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 37 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Bolnan is primarily concentrated in: Ondo, where 83 percent live and Plateau, where 17 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolnaan921/
Bolngan921/
Boulnan920/
Balnan8323/
Volnan832/
Wolnan831/
Balnang7711/
Balnane773/
Vollnan773/
Bulngan772/
Bolnoon771/
Bhalnan771/
Balngan771/
Bollnam770/
Bolingnane751/
Balnaink711/
Voulnang711/
Volgnann711/
Bullnant711/
Balinnang67101/
Volnam6715/
Balnon678/
Volgnandt678/
Balinngan671/
Walnan671/
Balnam671/
Bullemnann630/
Walnaan621/
Balngon621/
Valgnan621/
Wollnam621/
Wallnan620/
Bulnosen5719/
Voulnong571/
Valnon5049/
Balnom501/

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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 Bolnan
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