Bolto Surname

1,044,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Bolto Surname User-submission:

Bultó, as well as Boltó, comes from the Catalan, voltor, meaning 'vulture'.

Bolto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1851:145,92315,562
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Boltó (7) are calculated separately.

Bolto (176) may also be a first name.

Bolto Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bultó, as well as Boltó, comes from the Catalan, voltor, meaning 'vulture'.

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Bolto Last Name Facts

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

Bolto (Russian: Болто) occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Boltó. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolto? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,044,719th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,364,775 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 77 percent of Bolto reside; 77 percent reside in Australasia and 77 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 687,834th most widely held first name globally, borne by 176 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 185 people, or 1 in 145,923. In Australia Bolto is most prevalent in: South Australia, where 40 percent are found, New South Wales, where 28 percent are found and Victoria, where 17 percent are found. Aside from Australia this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 9 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Bolto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bolto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bolto surname fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boltó937/
Boltos9168/
Boltot9116/
Boltoh915/
Boltho913/
Boulto911/
Boltou911/
Boelto911/
Boltoy911/
Boultou83142/
Boltoux831/
Bulto803,770/
Bolta801,256/
Balto801,140/
Volto80171/
Boltà806/
Wolto801/
Boltá801/
Bultot731,283/
Baltoi73275/
Baltos73267/
Boltas73141/
Baltoy7330/
Boltau7320/
Baltot7313/
Boulta7311/
Boltah7311/
Baltou7310/
Boilta738/
Băltoi734/
Baltoș734/
Baltop734/
Boltha733/
Ballto732/
Baltoş731/
Bgolta731/
Bultou731/
Bultos731/
Bolteu731/
Boltač731/
Voltos731/
Voltod731/
Voltho731/
Baltto731/
Bultto731/
Boltta731/
Woltoo731/
Voltou731/
Baltoo731/
Baltho731/
Baltgo731/
Baulto731/
Bultop731/
Bolteau67854/
Boltach67592/
Boultas6748/
Woltosz6716/
Voultos6714/
Boltash6712/
Boltaha675/
Boltacz675/
Baselto673/
Balthop672/
Basilto671/
Bousseltou671/
Baltoch671/
Baltosz671/
Boultha671/
Woultou671/
Boglita671/
Boiltas671/
Baltous671/
Baultou671/
Bacilto671/
Voltoch671/
Boosseltou671/
Bultoot670/

Bolto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bolto in the Russian language
Болтоbolto-

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