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 found most frequently in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bolum is the 783,439th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Bolum live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 62 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 575,139. In Nigeria Bolum is mostly found in: Delta, where 55 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Enugu, where 8 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Bolum occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs 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
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  • 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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