Bolwijn Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bolwijn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bolwijn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2651:63,72510,963
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Bolwijn Last Name Facts

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

Bolwijn is found most in The Netherlands. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bolwijn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 914,967th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. The surname Bolwijn is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Bolwijn are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 63,725. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: Groningen, where 34 percent reside, North Holland, where 14 percent reside and Friesland, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Bolwijn Last Name Statistics demography

Bolwijn earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 22.95% less than the national average, earning $38,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolwin92223/
Bolwine8613/
Bolwien868/
Bollwin862/
Bolwina861/
Bollwein80272/
Bollwine808/
Bollwien805/
Bollwain801/
Bollwing800/
Bolvin77414/
Balwin77317/
Bulwin77180/
Wolwin7744/
Bolbin7743/
Bolwyn7734/
Bolwen775/
Boulwaine750/
Boulvin71229/
Boulbin71207/
Boilvin7137/
Bolvina7132/
Bulwien7131/
Baulwin7127/
Bolvine7119/
Bolving7117/
Ballwin7112/
Boulwen719/
Bullwin716/
Boulwén714/
Woolwin713/
Balwine713/
Balwwin711/
Balwain711/
Bolbuin711/
Bolvain711/
Bollbin710/
Boilevin67328/
Balwaine67111/
Ballwein67108/
Boulvain6760/
Boulbain6720/
Bulwn674/
Woolwind673/
Woolwing672/
Ballwing671/
Ballwind671/
Balwn671/
Woolwinn670/
Wolhwind670/

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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 Bolwijn
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