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) is found most in Australia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Boltó. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bolto is the 1,044,719th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. 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 commonly used first name globally, held by 176 people.

The surname is most common in Australia, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 145,923. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: South Australia, where 40 percent reside, New South Wales, where 28 percent reside and Victoria, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Australia it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Bolto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bolto has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 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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