Boltu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Boltu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boltu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Boltu (158) may also be a first name.

Boltu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boltu (Hindi: बोल्टू) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boltu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Boltu reside; 93 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 730,165th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 158 people.

The last name Boltu is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: East Sepik, where 96 percent live and Jiwaka, where 4 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea Boltu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boltut91201/
Boltus9136/
Boltau9120/
Boltuh912/
Bolteu911/
Boltou911/
Boultou83142/
Boltuch83121/
Bolteus8310/
Boeltau837/
Bolteux831/
Boltush831/
Boltoux831/
Bultu801,486/
Baltu80425/
Boltó807/
Woltu802/
Voltu801/
Bolthuis7716/
Bolthaus771/
Baltus733,537/
Balthu7374/
Voltus7372/
Baltau7335/
Wolthu7321/
Bultut7313/
Baltuz7311/
Baltou7310/
Boltoe732/
Voltou731/
Boltão731/
Bultau731/
Bultou731/
Baltut731/
Boulthuis711/
Baltuch67106/
Balthau6745/
Balthus6731/
Bultaux6723/
Bulteux6714/
Baltuth6713/
Baalthu674/
Baltuss674/
Wolthus673/
Baltuzs672/
Boosseltou671/
Bousseltou671/
Bulthus671/
Baltush671/
Woultou671/
Baltaus671/
Balteus671/
Baltous671/
Baltuis671/
Baltušė671/
Baultou671/
Balthup670/

Boltu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boltu in the Hindi language
बोल्टूboltu92.86
बोलतुbolatu7.14

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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 Boltu
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