Bolwerk Surname

429,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 804 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Bolwerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolwerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5221:32,3515,386
United States1771:2,047,791130,814
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
England271:2,063,63279,942
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Bolwerk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolwerk has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolwerk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 429,044th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 9,064,112 people. The last name Bolwerk occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Bolwerk reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Bolwerk is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 522 people, or 1 in 32,351. In The Netherlands Bolwerk is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 46 percent live, Gelderland, where 19 percent live and Utrecht, where 11 percent live. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Bolwerk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bolwerk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bolwerk surname grew 17,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bolwerk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bolwerk surname are 41.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.71% registered with the party.

The amount Bolwerk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.15% less than the national average, earning $40,927 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.53% less than the national average, earning $44,452 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bollwerk93208/
Volwerk86177/
Bolwork860/
Bollverk8035/
Bollwark807/
Bolberg7115/
Balwark711/
Boulwarg671/
Volberg57873/
Balberg5750/
Bulberg571/
Volbirk571/
Vollberg53514/
Bahlberg532/
Vaalberk532/
Ballverg531/

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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
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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 Bolwerk
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