1,436 people were registered with the surname BOLEK (male) in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026.
Surname BOLEK
People with the surname BOLEK in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026: 1,436 men and 1,418 women. Most registered in: MAŁOPOLSKIE.
6 verified statements · 1 possible finding
male
1,436people in the PESEL register · 20 January 2026
about 1 in 14,762
Most registered in: MAŁOPOLSKIE (26.0%, 20 January 2026)
female
1,418people in the PESEL register · 20 January 2026
about 1 in 15,205
Most registered in: MAŁOPOLSKIE (24.3%, 20 January 2026)
Each 1-in-X is computed within its own dataset. The datasets are different sizes, so these two figures are not compared with each other.
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How many people have this surname?
The PESEL register publishes two separate surname lists, male and female. We show each figure on its own and never add them up.
male
female
1,418 people were registered with the surname BOLEK (female) in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026.
The male and female datasets are separate and are never summed.
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How rare is this surname?
“1 in X” means that roughly one in every X people on this list has this surname. The bigger X, the rarer the name. The rank counts from the most common surname on the list.
male
about 1 in 14,762
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#1,999 rank on the surname list
About 1 in 14,762 people counted in the PESEL register (male) bore the surname BOLEK on 20 January 2026.
BOLEK (male) ranked 1,999 among the surnames in this dataset.
- #1,995TĘCZA1,438
- #1,998DEJA1,437
- #1,999BOLEK this surname1,436
- #2,000BUTKIEWICZ1,435
- #2,001PIÓRO1,434
female
about 1 in 15,205
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#2,076 rank on the surname list
About 1 in 15,205 people counted in the PESEL register (female) bore the surname BOLEK on 20 January 2026.
BOLEK (female) ranked 2,076 among the surnames in this dataset.
- #2,074CIECHANOWSKA1,419
- #2,074KRZYŻAK1,419
- #2,076BOLEK this surname1,418
- #2,080DIACHENKO1,417
- #2,081GOŁDYN1,416
Two places above and two below on the same list. Surnames with the same count share a place.
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Where is it most often registered?
The map and the list show the voivodeships where people with this surname have a registered permanent address. The brighter the colour and the longer the bar, the bigger the share.
male
Among the 1,312 people with the surname BOLEK (male) who had a registered voivodeship on 20 January 2026, 26.0% were registered in MAŁOPOLSKIE.
Hover over or tap a voivodeship to see its figures.
Share of people with a registered voivodeship, lowest first:
- 0%–10%
- 10%–20%
- 20%–30%
- 30%–40%
- 40%–50%
- not listed in the dataset — not zero
| Voivodeship | Share | Count |
|---|---|---|
| MAŁOPOLSKIE | 26.0% | 341 |
| MAZOWIECKIE | 21.4% | 281 |
| ŚLĄSKIE | 12.3% | 162 |
| ŁÓDZKIE | 9.2% | 121 |
| DOLNOŚLĄSKIE | 8.3% | 109 |
| PODKARPACKIE | 6.3% | 83 |
| WIELKOPOLSKIE | 4.7% | 62 |
| POMORSKIE | 2.4% | 32 |
| LUBELSKIE | 2.1% | 28 |
| OPOLSKIE | 1.8% | 23 |
| ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE | 1.4% | 19 |
| ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE | 1.4% | 18 |
| PODLASKIE | 0.8% | 11 |
| LUBUSKIE | 0.7% | 9 |
| WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE | 0.7% | 9 |
| KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE | 0.3% | 4 |
female
Among the 1,324 people with the surname BOLEK (female) who had a registered voivodeship on 20 January 2026, 24.3% were registered in MAŁOPOLSKIE.
Hover over or tap a voivodeship to see its figures.
Share of people with a registered voivodeship, lowest first:
- 0%–5%
- 5%–10%
- 10%–15%
- 15%–20%
- 20%–25%
- not listed in the dataset — not zero
| Voivodeship | Share | Count |
|---|---|---|
| MAŁOPOLSKIE | 24.3% | 322 |
| MAZOWIECKIE | 22.0% | 291 |
| ŚLĄSKIE | 11.6% | 153 |
| ŁÓDZKIE | 9.8% | 130 |
| DOLNOŚLĄSKIE | 8.4% | 111 |
| PODKARPACKIE | 6.8% | 90 |
| WIELKOPOLSKIE | 4.8% | 63 |
| POMORSKIE | 2.4% | 32 |
| LUBELSKIE | 2.0% | 27 |
| OPOLSKIE | 2.0% | 27 |
| ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE | 1.4% | 18 |
| ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE | 1.4% | 18 |
| WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE | 1.0% | 13 |
| PODLASKIE | 0.9% | 12 |
| LUBUSKIE | 0.7% | 9 |
| KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE | 0.6% | 8 |
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How did this count change between editions of the list?
The PESEL register publishes its lists every year. We show the number of people with this surname on each edition, beside how the whole list changed. We say what changed, not why.
male
The number of people with the surname BOLEK (male) in the PESEL register changed from 1,468 on 30 June 2019 to 1,436 on 20 January 2026: −2.2%. The whole list changed by +6.7% between those editions.
| As of | Share of the list | People |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2019* | 1 in 13,528 | 1,468 |
| 22 January 2020 | 1 in 13,560 | 1,466 |
| 1 February 2021 | 1 in 13,652 | 1,464 |
| 27 January 2022 | 1 in 13,838 | 1,460 |
| 30 January 2023 | 1 in 14,341 | 1,451 |
| 19 January 2024 | 1 in 14,527 | 1,444 |
| 22 January 2025 | 1 in 14,650 | 1,440 |
| 20 January 2026 | 1 in 14,762 | 1,436 |
* The 2019 files describe their contents in fewer words than the later ones. We read them as the same list: people with their current surname.
female
The number of people with the surname BOLEK (female) in the PESEL register changed from 1,461 on 30 June 2019 to 1,418 on 20 January 2026: −2.9%. The whole list changed by +6.5% between those editions.
| As of | Share of the list | People |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2019* | 1 in 13,860 | 1,461 |
| 22 January 2020 | 1 in 13,916 | 1,453 |
| 2 February 2021 | 1 in 13,888 | 1,459 |
| 27 January 2022 | The publisher's file dated 27 January 2022 repeats the data of the previous edition, so it is not shown as an edition of its own. | |
| 30 January 2023 | 1 in 14,881 | 1,436 |
| 19 January 2024 | 1 in 14,958 | 1,436 |
| 22 January 2025 | 1 in 15,113 | 1,425 |
| 20 January 2026 | 1 in 15,205 | 1,418 |
* The 2019 files describe their contents in fewer words than the later ones. We read them as the same list: people with their current surname.
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What does this surname mean?
We give a meaning only when a scholarly work supports it. We don't guess.
This is a scholarly interpretation, not a measured value. Surname origins are often contested.
Wśród dzisiejszych nazwisk znajduje się bardzo wiele imion słowiańskich, które powoli wypierane przez nazwiska chrześcijańskie stały się z czasem przydomkami, a następnie utrwaliły się jako nazwiska rodowe, n. p.: […] Bolek
- Type
- other
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Where does it appear in old print?
Polona, the National Library's digital library, searches its catalogue and the text of its scanned pages. We show how many results it returns for this word, and from which years.
The word BOLEK appears on 13,022 pages of works not under copyright and in 322 catalogue records in Polona (searched on 1 October 2026).
These are search results for the word in any inflected form. Some may be another meaning of the same spelling, and they are not a count of people or of mentions of anyone's family.
- before 18005
- 1800–1849132
- 1850–18991,816
- 1900–19182,610
- 1919–19395,875
- 1940 on2,565
Catalogue records by kind
- Periodicals187
- Ephemera14
- Books14
- E-books2
- Photographs2
- Sheet music2
Most common places of publication
- Warszawa7,024
- Kraków1,170
- Lwów1,049
- Poznań457
- Katowice273
- Łódź268
Example pages in the public domain
„żałosnej pieśni konfederackiej 142 » XIII w którym Bolek został niespodzianie boha terem 155 „ XIV w”
„Wybucha płaczem. bolek do siebie. A co? Bek! Głośniej.”
„BOLEK (płaczliwie). Na djabła mi twoje gadanie, ja sam chcę, ustąp się!”
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Who well known has this surname?
Wikidata, the open knowledge base behind Wikipedia, lists people with this surname. Polish citizens come first, and among them those the most Wikipedia articles are written about.
Wikidata lists 11 people with the surname BOLEK who have a Wikipedia article (as of 4 October 2026).
Sharing a surname does not mean being related. Wikidata is edited by volunteers and can be wrong.
- Elżbieta Bolekb. 1956Polish politician and deputyWikipediaWikidata
- Franciszek Bolek1886–1958WikipediaWikidata
- Petr Bolekb. 1984Czech footballerWikipediaWikidata
The other people (8) will be in the “Surname and family” report.
Sources on this page
- Official data Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji — Nazwiska występujące w rejestrze PESEL · 20 January 2026 · CC0 1.0 · Dane pochodzą z rejestru PESEL, Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, dane.gov.pl (CC0 1.0) · dane.gov.pl
- Scholarly work ks. Józef Buryan — Skąd pochodzi twoje imię i nazwisko i nazwa miejscowości rodzinnej? (Zwięzły zarys imiennictwa polskiego) · 1933 · s. 11–12 (skan ZBC oai:zbc.uz.zgora.pl:82526, str. PDF 13–14)
- Digital library Biblioteka Narodowa — Polona · Polona, Biblioteka Narodowa · polona.pl
- Source Wikidata · CC0 · wikidata.org
How to read these figures
- Wykaz nazwisk męskich osób żyjących (wg pola nazwisko aktualne) występujących w rejestrze PESEL, stan na 20.01.2026
- Surnames occurring once are not published; absence from the dataset is not zero.
- The publisher does not state whether the split is by a person's sex or by the grammatical gender of the surname form. The datasets are therefore neither summed nor compared numerically.
- The male and female datasets are separate and are never summed.
- Wykaz nazwisk żeńskich osób żyjących (wg pola nazwisko aktualne) występujących w rejestrze PESEL, stan na 20.01.2026
- Denominator: 21,197,537 people counted in the PESEL register — the sum of the published counts in this dataset, not Poland's population.
- The 1-in-X figure is rounded; the count of people is exact.
- Denominator: 21,560,302 people counted in the PESEL register — the sum of the published counts in this dataset, not Poland's population.
- A permanent registered residence is an address in the register — not an actual address, and not information about a family's roots.
- Shares are of the people with a registered voivodeship, not of every bearer of the surname.
- The size of the list itself changes between editions, so beside the count we show the share of that edition's list (“1 in X”).
- This is a scholarly interpretation, not a measured value.
- Polona's figures are search results for the word in any inflected form, in the catalogue and in the text of pages of works not under copyright; not every result is the surname.
- The people from Wikidata share the surname; that does not mean they are related to each other or to anyone. No date of death in Wikidata does not mean a person is living.
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