Bolwig Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Bolwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark391:144,73612,759
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England51:11,143,612252,590
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Bolwig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bolwig is found in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolwig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,220,661st most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Bolwig reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most widespread in Denmark, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 144,736. In Denmark Bolwig is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 46 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 23 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 23 percent are found. Beside Denmark Bolwig occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Bolwig Last Name Statistics demography

Bolwig earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 26.44% less than the national average, earning $36,549 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bollwig9215/
Bohlwig920/
Bolvig83320/
Bolweg83126/
Balwig834/
Bolwik831/
Bollweg77658/
Bolwick7716/
Ballwig778/
Boelweg772/
Bullwig770/
Bollwegs711/
Balweg67143/
Bulwik6745/
Boluix6714/
Balvig6714/
Balbig6711/
Baluig673/
Belvig672/
Bolvik672/
Balwic670/
Valwig670/

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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 Bolwig
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