Bolters Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bolters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa911:595,35945,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales51:313,68310,604
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Bolters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolters is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolters? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,931,261st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. The surname Bolters is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bolters reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 595,359. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 96 percent live, Free State, where 2 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Bolters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bolters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bolters last name declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bolters Last Name Statistics demography

Bolters earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11.82% less than the national average, earning R 209,556 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boulters931/
Wolters8632,059/
Bulters86685/
Balters86456/
Volters8658/
Bülters8627/
Uolters868/
Boltars861/
Wolthers80633/
Wohlters8028/
Voulters8024/
Wholters8013/
Volthers807/
Wolterse806/
Woulters802/
Woolters800/
Woltersch751/
Walters71217,379/
Valters71865/
Baltars714/
Walthers671,192/
Waulters6750/
Wallters6736/
Waltters679/
Walter's675/
Vaulters674/
Whalters671/
Walhters671/
Wwalters671/
Vwalters671/
Waltersd671/
Walteers671/
Waltears670/
Wahlters670/
Waltiers670/
Waulthers6323/
D'Walters632/
Waltehers631/
Waltersová595/
Walterssch591/
Waltersche591/
Walterschd591/

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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 Bolters
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