Boules Surname
Approximately 5,423 people bear this surname
Boules Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4,576 | 1:20,091 | 2,322 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| United States | 265 | 1:1,367,770 | 94,877 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Greece | 36 | 1:307,772 | 44,531 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:152,966 | 9,000 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 51 | 1:477,948 | 26,685 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 87 | 1:577,226 | 39,167 |
The alternate forms: Boulès (1) are calculated separately.
Boules (782) may also be a first name.
Boules Demographics
Average Boules Salary in
United States
$49,156 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boules Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boules Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boules is most common in Egypt. It may be found as: Boulès. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boules? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 88,554th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,343,822 people. The surname Boules is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Boules live; 84 percent live in North Africa and 84 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 293,371st most common first name at a global level It is held by 782 people.
Boules is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 4,576 people, or 1 in 20,091. Without taking into account Egypt this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Boules Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Boules has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boules surname expanded 305 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Boules Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Boules surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Boules last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Boules earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.92% more than the national average, earning $49,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.36% more than the national average, earning $57,314 CAD per year.
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Boules Reference & Research
Bowles DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Bowles FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Boules
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis