Bolve Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bolve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bolve Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bolve is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bolve.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolve? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Bolve reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Bolve is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden Bolve is most frequent in: Östergötland County, where 75 percent reside, Halland County, where 13 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent reside. Not including Sweden it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Argentina, where 8 percent reside.

Bolve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bolve has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolves91167/
Bolver9175/
Boulve9116/
Bolvez915/
Bolvet911/
Bolveh911/
Bolvie911/
Boileve83168/
Boulves8312/
Boulver831/
Bhoolve831/
Bolvett831/
Balve80309/
Bolue80268/
Bolva80192/
Bolvy8067/
Bolbe8060/
Wolve8059/
Belve8013/
Volve8011/
Bolwe809/
Bolvi806/
Bulve801/
Balver73335/
Balvez73328/
Ballve73324/
Bulver73315/
Boulwe73104/
Bolbes73103/
Bollue7398/
Boulva7375/
Wolvey7373/
Balvet7368/
Volvet7343/
Boulbe7341/
Bolbea7341/
Bhalve7339/
Volver7338/
Balves7328/
Bolber7321/
Bolvio7320/
Belvey7317/
Belvie7315/
Boolue737/
Volves736/
Baalve736/
Bolwes736/
Volvey734/
Belveu733/
Boulue732/
Balvey731/
Bholue731/
Balvei731/
Bholbe731/
Bhelve731/
Bolbeu731/
Balvie731/
Bolbeș731/
Boilue730/
Bolwey730/
Baulve730/
Boluet730/
Balveer67796/
Boulbes67444/
Boglivi6733/
Boulbet6732/
Boyluer6730/
Woolvet6714/
Bollwie675/
Bolvich672/
Bouloue672/
Boulues671/
Bolinpe671/
Bollwer671/
Boluett671/
Volhver671/
Ballver671/
Ballvey671/
Boulbed671/
Boulber671/
Bolvych671/
Woolves670/
Bullvet670/
Wollvee670/
Boulwer670/
Boulbee670/
Bollwed670/
Bullver670/

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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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  • 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 Bolve
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