Bolokwe Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Bolokwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1321:16,5683,236
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
England21:27,859,030389,889

Bolokwe (10) may also be a first name.

Bolokwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bolokwe is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolokwe? popularity and diffusion

Bolokwe is the 1,244,200th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bolokwe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Bolokwe is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 16,568. Besides Botswana this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 28 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Bolokwe Last Name Statistics demography

Bolokwe earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.92% more than the national average, earning R 413,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolokw921/
Botlhokwe882/
Bolokwa86363/
Bolakwe8621/
Bulokwe863/
Balokwe861/
Bolankwe8025/
Bouloukoue71153/
Balukwe71149/
Bologue7165/
Balokwa7156/
Bulukwe7149/
Boloque7140/
Bolukwa7121/
Vologwe715/
Balakwe713/
Bolakwa711/
Bulokue711/
Bolougbe67565/
Bolloque6729/
Bologuey675/
Boloquez672/
Boloques671/
Bulankwe671/
Bolongue671/
Bolangwe671/
Balokwai671/

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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 Bolokwe
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