Bolpa Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bolpa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolpa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Bolpa (27) may also be a first name.

Bolpa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolpa is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolpa? popularity and diffusion

Bolpa is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. Bolpa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Bolpa live; 67 percent live in Oceania Islands and 67 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 27 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea Bolpa is primarily found in: Jiwaka, where 40 percent reside, Madang, where 30 percent reside and Southern Highlands, where 30 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolpai9112/
Bolpat918/
Boulpas832/
Bolpi80527/
Bulpa80192/
Volpa80164/
Wolpa80152/
Bolpe8073/
Balpa8039/
Bolpet7358/
Bolpes7328/
Wolpat7312/
Bhalpa733/
Balpai733/
Woulpa732/
Bolpez732/
Ballpa731/
Balpas731/
Bolpio731/
Volpat731/
Balpat731/
Bulpaa731/
Balpfas67230/
Volpatt6712/
Volpach676/
Wolpatt675/
Bhulpat671/
Bulpaap671/
Boelppe671/
Bolpois671/
Bolphis670/
Wolpath670/

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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 Bolpa
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