Boltman Surname

222,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,832 people bear this surname

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

Boltman Surname Definition:

“Arrow-maker” in Old English. Compare “Fletcher”.

Boltman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5441:35,0894,496
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Australia351:771,30649,759
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Namibia71:344,20010,409
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Boltman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Arrow-maker” in Old English. Compare “Fletcher”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Boltman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boltman (Russian: Болтман) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boltman? popularity and diffusion

Boltman is the 222,467th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,977,918 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Boltman are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,544 people, or 1 in 35,089. In South Africa Boltman is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 14 percent live and Northern Cape, where 12 percent live. Not including South Africa Boltman occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Boltman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Boltman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Boltman last name grew 544 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boltman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boltman surname are 1.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Boltman earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning R 306,696 per year; in Colombia they earn 55.9% more than the national average, earning $35,394,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.72% more than the national average, earning $48,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.64% more than the national average, earning $59,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boltmann9341/
Bolltman931/
Boultman931/
Bultman862,349/
Woltman861,991/
Voltman86202/
Baltman8684/
Woltmann802,387/
Bultmann801,686/
Bültmann80977/
Voltmann80312/
Wohltman80283/
Baltmane80164/
Builtman805/
Voltmane802/
Woultman802/
Balttman801/
Bulltman800/
Baultman800/
Wolthman800/
Bultmain800/
Buldtman800/
Woldtman800/
Baltmann800/
Wohltmann75785/
Buldtmann7511/
Woldtmann753/
Wholtmann751/
Waltman716,196/
Valtman71203/
Woltmon7184/
Bultmanová7121/
Voltmanová711/
Bultmanova711/
Vultman710/
Baltmon710/
Waltmann67493/
Valtmann6755/
Valtmane6731/
Walthman6712/
Voltmannová673/
Bultmannová673/
Vaultman672/
Waultman670/

Boltman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boltman in the Russian language
Болтманboltman-

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