Boolkin Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Boolkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boolkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Boolkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boolkin is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boolkin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boolkin is the 4,427,875th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Boolkin reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa Boolkin is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Beside South Africa it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolkin92292/
Bolkina86108/
Boulkin861/
Bolkinn860/
Bohlkin860/
Bolkn830/
Boulkind8016/
Boulkina802/
Woolkind801/
Woolking801/
Bulkin774,504/
Balkin772,094/
Wolkin77222/
Volkin77217/
Bolken77212/
Bolkim778/
Bolkyn776/
Bõlkin771/
Boutylkin751/
Bulkina712,898/
Bohlken711,410/
Balkina71496/
Volking71162/
Volkina71150/
Wolkind7173/
Baulkin7142/
Volkind7133/
Boelken7116/
Bolkyna7111/
Bulking716/
Boulkim713/
Bolchin713/
Bullkin712/
Bolquin711/
Volkinn710/
Bolcken710/
Bolkeen710/
Balkinn710/
Butylkin67781/
Balkienė67186/
Baulkina6770/
Bulkienė6766/
Butilkin6737/
Batylkin6727/
Volkienė6714/
Wollkind6712/
Balkn673/
Butelkin673/
Wohlking671/
Balckina671/
Busylkin671/
Balkcuin670/

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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 Boolkin
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