Bolwan Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

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

Bolwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran371:2,075,20373,016
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bolwan Last Name Facts

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

Bolwan is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 66 percent of Bolwan live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 2,075,203. In Iran Bolwan is most numerous in: Markazi Province, where 51 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 32 percent are found and Hormozgan Province, where 3 percent are found. Besides Iran this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent are found and The Philippines, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolwahn9211/
Bolwane928/
Boulwan921/
Bollwan920/
Bollwahn86117/
Bolwahnn8621/
Boulwane862/
Bouslwan861/
Bollwain861/
Bulwan83473/
Balwan83228/
Bolvan83184/
Bolban8398/
Boluan838/
Bolwon831/
Volwan831/
Boutlwane8055/
Boitlwane801/
Boulwaine800/
Bulwane77363/
Balwane77191/
Boulban77157/
Bahlwan7719/
Bullwan7710/
Baalwan779/
Bhalwan777/
Boluang774/
Balhwan772/
Bhulwan772/
Bulwahn772/
Balwain771/
Boluane771/
Belhwan771/
Bolvain771/
Bolvang771/
Boulwon770/
Bahalwan71507/
Bollwein71272/
Balwaine71111/
Boulvain7160/
Ballwahn7145/
Boulbain7120/
Ballwhan715/
Balwaane713/
Bouluang712/
Bulhwane712/
Buoluang711/
Butlwane711/
Bhalwaan711/
Bullwann711/
Bhalwane711/
Balwanzz711/
Bullwand710/
Bullwant710/
Baluan671,686/
Balvan67654/
Balban67519/
Bulban67383/
Buluan67236/
Bolvanova6775/
Bulvan6771/
Bolvanová6753/
Bautlwane6719/
Volvan6716/
Bolbon6716/
Belvan6716/
Vulwan676/
Volban675/
Balwaineh671/
Bolván671/
Bhulwanth671/
Balwam670/

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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 Bolwan
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