Bolway Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Bolway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
United States81:45,307,367917,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Bolway Last Name Facts

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

Bolway occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolway? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Bolway live; 64 percent live in Southeast Asia and 64 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

It is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 7,231,302. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Cordillera Administrative Region, where 93 percent live and National Capital Region, where 7 percent live. Aside from The Philippines this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live.

Bolway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bolway has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 47 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolwayi921/
Boulway921/
Bollway920/
Bolwa9140/
Boulwaye861/
Bolbay83120/
Balway8365/
Volway8341/
Boulwa8330/
Bulway8319/
Boelwa834/
Bolwat830/
Bolwey830/
Ballway77159/
Bulwaye7711/
Bolwach775/
Bulwayi774/
Bolbaye772/
Balwaye772/
Boulwai772/
Boulwad771/
Balwa731,027/
Bolba731,012/
Bulwa73452/
Bolua73199/
Bolva73192/
Bolvy7367/
Bolby7366/
Balwy7317/
Bolwe739/
Bolwi732/
Volwa731/
Bulwy730/
Bolwaieh71334/
Boulwass7112/
Botlewad717/
Bulhwayi711/
Balbay671,750/
Balvay67312/
Boulby67295/
Baalwa67191/
Boulwe67104/
Baalwy6787/
Boulva6775/
Valway6770/
Balwah6745/
Bolbea6741/
Boulba6724/
Bolbah6718/
Bulwah677/
Bolwes676/
Balwau676/
Bahlwa676/
Bulvay676/
Bollby675/
Bulwae671/
Balwha671/
Boluah671/
Buolua671/
Bolbai671/
Bolvad671/
Belvay671/
Baulwa671/
Bhalwa671/
Balwaa671/
Voulwa671/
Boelua671/
Bulbay671/
Bullwa671/
Buslwa671/
Baluay671/
Balwai671/
Bolvah671/
Boolby670/

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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 Bolway
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