Bolum Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bolum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3081:575,13927,820
United States261:13,940,728505,428
India81:95,883,173728,828
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Bolum (62) may also be a first name.

Bolum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolum is most common in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolum? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 783,439th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 20,187,108 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Bolum reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bolum is also the 1,246,114th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 62 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 575,139. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Delta, where 55 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Enugu, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Bolum Last Name Statistics demography

Bolum earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.3% more than the national average, earning $48,889 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bollum91286/
Bolgum9141/
Boloum9115/
Bolumg915/
Boolum912/
Bolium911/
Bolume911/
Bouloum83417/
Bolgoum831/
Bolhoum831/
Boloume831/
Bolom802,737/
Bulum802,042/
Bolun80696/
Belum80483/
Balum80265/
Wolum80128/
Volum8023/
Bousloum77256/
Bouloume7736/
Boulom7333,594/
Balume737,978/
Bolung731,390/
Baloum731,246/
Woolum731,185/
Bollom73520/
Wollum73471/
Vollum73237/
Woslum73175/
Ballum73173/
Volume73152/
Bolund73146/
Bullum73121/
Bholun73103/
Baulum7389/
Bulume7359/
Baelum7343/
Behlum7342/
Bhalum7339/
Belium7327/
Bahlum7326/
Bolunc7324/
Bulaum7314/
Baslum7313/
Bolgun738/
Volyum737/
Balgum737/
Buluum736/
Boliun735/
Bulyum735/
Boolun735/
Balumg734/
Baalum734/
Balaum734/
Bulgum733/
Bolunt733/
Boylun732/
Boleun732/
Butlum732/
Boslun731/
Buslum731/
Boloun731/
Belaum731/
Balium731/
Boylom731/
Wolume731/
Bulusm731/
Beleum731/
Boolom731/
Bolyun731/
Bollun731/
Bhelum731/
Volium731/
Wolhum730/
Botlung67103/
Woollum6794/
Boulund6784/
Botlunh6778/
Baalgum6725/
Boslund6722/
Boilung6720/
Bohloun6720/
Mpoloum6714/
Balloum6711/
Bohlund6711/
Bhoolun674/
Bojlund674/
Bhallum673/
Baloume673/
Bahloum673/
Behlium672/
Bolahun672/
Buhleum672/
Balhoum672/
Booloun672/
Boolung672/
Balgaum671/
Bhalume671/
Wooloum671/
Wooluum671/
Bouloun671/
Vouloum671/
Bollung671/
Balumkh671/
Behloum671/
Basloum671/
Booloom671/
Baalhum670/
Woolume670/
Wollume670/
Boolund670/
Wollhum670/

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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 Bolum
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