Bolte Surname

43,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bolte Surname Definition:

(German, English, Scottish) Descendant of Baldo, a pet form of names beginning with Bald (bold or daring), as Baldhart, Baldher and Baldawin; the bold or fierce man; dweller at a hall or mansion; a short, heavy man; one who came from Bold (dwelling), in Peeblesshire.

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Bolte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,1551:11,2521,436
United States3,4081:106,35511,670
Australia5941:45,4475,703
Netherlands4611:36,6326,169
Slovenia1001:24,8775,348
France801:830,28498,964
Canada631:584,85148,473
Romania461:436,47534,584
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Sweden221:447,58032,003
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Israel101:855,76354,181
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
India51:153,413,076951,030
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4621:108,69810,862

The alternate forms: Bolté (8) are calculated separately.

Bolte (28) may also be a first name.

Bolte Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, English, Scottish) Descendant of Baldo, a pet form of names beginning with Bald (bold or daring), as Baldhart, Baldher and Baldawin; the bold or fierce man; dweller at a hall or mansion; a short, heavy man; one who came from Bold (dwelling), in Peeblesshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bolte Last Name Facts

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

Bolte (Russian: Больтэ) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Bolté. For other possible spellings of Bolte click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolte? popularity and diffusion

It is the 43,023rd most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 602,326 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Bolte live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. Bolte is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.

Bolte is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 7,155 people, or 1 in 11,252. In Germany Bolte is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 39 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent are found and Hesse, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Germany Bolte exists in 42 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Bolte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bolte has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 738 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bolte Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bolte surname are 21.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bolte earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.96% less than the national average, earning 315,074 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 141.88% more than the national average, earning R 574,800 per year; in United States they earn 0.82% more than the national average, earning $43,502 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.66% more than the national average, earning $60,941 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolté938/
Bolter912,045/
Boltes91282/
Boelte91215/
Boltje91151/
Boulte9176/
Boltez9127/
Boltey9122/
Boltie9119/
Boltei9116/
Boltea9112/
Boldte917/
Boltee912/
Bolted911/
Bholte911/
Boltte911/
Bolteu911/
Boylte910/
Bolthe910/
Bolt8921,951/
Boulter836,242/
Bolther83137/
Bollter8314/
Boultes8311/
Boylter839/
Boltets832/
Boultte831/
Bhoilte831/
Boolter831/
Boltees830/
Boilter830/
Bolteas830/
Boldt8020,889/
Balte801,292/
Bolta801,256/
Bulte801,112/
Bülte80923/
Bolts80335/
Wolte80228/
Volte80212/
Boltt8068/
Bolti8027/
Bollt8026/
Bolth8022/
Bolty8017/
Bholt804/
Boltd803/
Boolt801/
Boltá801/
Boilt800/
Bolteová773/
Boylette771/
Bohielte771/
Boltesch771/
Boulterr771/
Boulther770/
Baltes737,910/
Balter732,711/
Bultez731,648/
Bulter731,244/
Volter731,215/
Bultje73432/
Boilet73424/
Voltes73200/
Balteş73163/
Bulthe73133/
Boullt73123/
Balthe73100/
Woltje7387/
Boults7383/
Baltet7379/
Balteh7368/
Bultey7360/
Boltai7354/
Boltay7349/
Bulted7341/
Baltea7341/
Uolter7336/
Bouldt7332/
Boltås7327/
Boltiš7324/
Voltea7324/
Boltis7321/
Bultet7320/
Woltes7313/
Boultz7312/
Boulta7311/
Builte7310/
Bultes7310/
Boilta738/
Baltei738/
Boyled735/
Baltee734/
Bultie734/
Boolth734/
Boulti734/
Boltha733/
Baltez733/
Woltge733/
Baltey732/
Voltey732/
Baalte732/
Bhalte732/
Boultt732/
Bultee732/
Balteș732/
Boltyi732/
Ballte731/
Baltie731/
Boltts731/
Boldts731/
Bolldt731/
Boltdt731/
Boltoy731/
Woltep731/
Voltez731/
Botlet731/
Woltee731/
Boldtt731/
Bocelt731/
Voilte731/
Boulth731/
Vollte731/
Boltta731/
Boylet730/
Woltey730/
Boulty730/
Bultge730/
Boltch730/
Boolty730/
Boltid730/
Bolttz730/
Bolltz730/
Beulte730/
Voltge730/
Baulte730/
Woldte730/
Boitletes715/
Boutlette711/
Bold6718,502/
Balt673,303/
Boltova67727/
Volt67671/
Boillet67543/
Boylett67295/
Balthes67228/
Volteas6752/
Wuoltee6722/
Boltsch6722/
Boltich6721/
Volther6718/
Bulther6718/
Voltech6716/
Builter6713/
Baltter679/
Bulthez678/
Baltesz678/
Boltais676/
Vuoltee676/
Beulter675/
Boultis675/
Boltaha675/
Boltays674/
Voulter674/
Boltaya673/
Balteer673/
Butlter672/
Bultter672/
Bolehed672/
Bouglit672/
Bullter671/
Butlete671/
Butltes671/
Boltysh671/
Bouthlette671/
Ballter671/
Balthey671/
Bochelt671/
Woultee671/
Wolteas671/
Balther671/
Boultha671/
Bosselt671/
Boltová671/
Bulthee671/
Balteas671/
Baultie671/
Baltets671/
Boltaia671/
Boltych671/
Balltes670/
Buylter670/
Bolthis670/
Boilett670/
Beultey670/
Woltetz670/
Boileth670/
Baulter670/

Bolte Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bolte in the Russian language
Больтэbolte-

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Bolte Reference & Research

Bolt DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bolte
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