Bo Forename

2,363rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 432,515 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bo Forename Definition:

Bo is a given name of the Lozi tribe, meaning: prefix to show respect.

Bo Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar-199,5131:26068
Sweden
100%
83,9621:11717
Vietnam
67%
 
37,8301:2,448245
United States
86%
 
29,4141:12,3251,228
Denmark-18,1821:31174
Japan
100%
12,3781:10,3401,139
Cambodia
61%
 
8,0051:2,033424
Egypt
82%
 
6,2901:14,6111,246
China-5,5591:245,73818,758
Saudi Arabia-2,7981:11,0121,554
Thailand
83%
 
2,6731:26,2123,386
Canada
99%
 
2,6181:12,6561,362
Netherlands
89%
 
2,4681:6,848965
Sudan
100%
1,7851:21,1802,091
Finland
100%
1,4911:3,678501
Norway
100%
1,3211:3,885537
India
 
66%
1,2231:993,35965,135
Macau-1,1701:520125
Italy
66%
 
1,1441:53,3761,387
Poland
58%
 
9901:38,4111,114
Taiwan
87%
 
8801:27,0114,726
England
72%
 
8151:68,2242,906
Malaysia
63%
 
5861:51,9624,256
Australia-5421:25,1991,618
France
100%
5421:122,6392,464
Germany
91%
 
4991:193,7433,042
Kuwait-4561:8,3011,013
Afghanistan
 
86%
4271:76,4023,010
Belgium
100%
4161:27,6201,826
Morocco-4091:83,9822,937
Estonia
90%
 
3911:3,364589
South Korea
71%
 
3571:15,5311,659
Ghana
100%
3371:80,0783,677
Indonesia
100%
2901:889,53057,133
Kazakhstan
80%
 
2901:61,1962,288
Singapore
90%
 
2761:22,7794,229
New Zealand-2581:17,5821,456
Spain
83%
 
2551:182,4703,896
Brazil
100%
2521:850,14323,489
Russia
91%
 
2171:664,6716,592
Hong Kong-2111:36,7432,420
Pakistan
100%
1751:1,110,61518,808
Qatar
 
54%
1711:13,8572,164
Portugal-1661:62,7162,006
Guinea
100%
1641:72,3091,949
South Africa
63%
 
1641:332,51618,199
Philippines
68%
 
1551:683,93220,812
Suriname-1481:3,735834
Ivory Coast
57%
 
1391:166,0148,716
Iran
100%
1191:659,6386,909
Greenland-1131:499106
Papua New Guinea
50%
 
1121:72,7896,909
Switzerland
82%
 
961:85,5572,901
Bahrain-891:15,1542,209
Benin
100%
861:122,9757,045
United Arab Emirates-851:84,1416,892
Burkina Faso
 
52%
641:287,17911,534
Nigeria
67%
 
501:3,551,28759,976
Ukraine
88%
 
501:909,9983,115
Ireland
100%
431:107,9892,589
Greece
100%
431:254,2924,640
Luxembourg
100%
411:13,757993
Senegal
71%
 
351:416,6105,939
DR Congo
100%
341:2,171,40051,388
Ecuador-331:537,1795,554
Wales
 
69%
331:93,7672,382
Dominican Republic-311:336,49311,264
Scotland
79%
 
311:172,5923,232
Belarus
75%
 
291:326,9792,407
Botswana-261:84,0177,219
Mongolia-251:117,3937,151
Mexico
80%
 
241:5,172,68420,497
Malta-231:18,6681,434
Croatia
100%
221:191,6853,419
Austria
100%
191:448,1164,416
Venezuela
100%
151:2,013,46035,361
Hungary
70%
 
141:699,4122,334
Nepal
 
82%
121:2,373,94634,978
Bolivia-101:1,060,1403,387
Bulgaria-101:699,0399,190
Guam-101:16,0651,791
Zimbabwe
80%
 
101:1,542,38246,134
Angola-91:2,996,2903,522
Chile
75%
 
91:1,956,35613,525
Laos-91:731,873503
Libya-91:691,2571,282
Mali
100%
91:1,886,4173,997
Sierra Leone-91:787,629675
Sri Lanka-91:2,311,0107,931
Tonga-91:11,937236
Czechia
83%
 
81:1,332,0203,968
Northern Ireland
 
62%
71:263,3071,965
Argentina
100%
71:6,110,46314,292
Faroe Islands
100%
71:7,018922
Tunisia-71:96,7005,802
Northern Mariana Islands-61:9,1111,173
Oman-61:684,7785,486
Peru
50%
 
61:5,298,57637,737
Tanzania-61:8,798,05338,955
Albania-51:609,31420,025
Algeria-51:7,635,34412,071
Armenia
100%
51:583,7516,330
Bermuda-41:16,2061,525
Cameroon
100%
41:5,402,62668,032
Ethiopia-41:24,390,03319,296
Mauritania
50%
 
41:1,023,81014,082
Monaco
100%
41:9,6161,312
Mozambique-41:6,810,8393,114
Panama-41:976,63921,104
Uzbekistan-41:7,696,61011,277
Georgia-31:1,246,15515,822
Israel
80%
 
31:2,800,97324,529
Jersey-31:33,3271,495
Lebanon-31:1,875,85711,580
Lesotho
100%
31:679,99929,822
Niger
100%
31:6,394,66547,369
Puerto Rico-31:1,183,4345,646
Slovakia
100%
31:1,770,0215,487
Uruguay-31:1,142,54610,015
Azerbaijan
100%
21:4,821,47233,780
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
Bhutan-21:412,4644,948
Brunei-21:209,7852,478
Congo
100%
21:2,504,60231,783
Costa Rica
100%
21:2,383,97418,662
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Liberia
100%
21:2,206,03027,695
North Macedonia
100%
21:1,045,37812,250
Moldova-21:1,780,5707,407
Slovenia-21:1,229,3796,326
Syria-21:9,653,0387,712
United States Virgin Islands-21:54,8743,819
Yemen-21:13,148,37610,677
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Cuba-11:11,506,55213,531
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Djibouti-11:915,6642,132
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Guinea-Bissau-11:1,728,218422
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Kosovo-11:1,861,44022,170
Kyrgyzstan-11:5,973,27746,622
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Marshall Islands-11:51,2305,014
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Tajikistan
100%
11:8,374,9227,831
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Turkey
100%
11:77,801,70991,051
Tuvalu-11:11,13189
Uganda-11:40,956,920131,348
Wallis and Futuna-11:13,529157

The alternate forms: (229) & (2) are calculated separately.

Bo (643,752) may also be a surname.

Bo Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Bo is a given name of the Lozi tribe, meaning: prefix to show respect.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

A Chinese name, meaning: Precious.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Bo Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
83229/
832/
Boy8091,958/
Boh8016,389/
Boi8013,365/
Boo808,961/
Bou806,183/
Boa805,689/
Bot804,593/
Bos804,375/
Bho801,269/
Bod80845/
Bop80719/
Boz80341/
Boj80332/
Buo80214/
Bgo8096/
Boï8084/
Hbo8023/
Åbo8013/
Boî8012/
Boľ804/
Bảo804/
Bǎo801/
Båo801/
Bèo801/
Boç801/
Boyd6760,493/
Bodh6716,194/
Bhoj679,897/
Bhoi678,464/
Boss677,862/
Bouh674,283/
Boit672,909/
Boys671,329/
Bhoo671,245/
Bhop67879/
Bhot67786/
Bood67638/
Bois67623/
Boih67388/
Bosh67341/
Booz67334/
Boot67324/
Boos67301/
Boid67281/
Bots67281/
Bhoy67265/
Bhod67171/
Bouz67151/
Boud67141/
Bost67136/
Bott67136/
Booy67114/
Bohu67101/
Boop6797/
Boiy6796/
Booa6795/
Bous6794/
Bhos6782/
Buoy6769/
Bout6760/
Boyz6756/
Bhgo6755/
Boch6754/
Bhou6740/
Bods6739/
Boyt6737/
Bopp6730/
Bhoa6729/
Boip6722/
Boiz6722/
Bojj6721/
Bodd6719/
Boyj6716/
Boyh6715/
Booj6715/
Bohy6713/
Bhoh6712/
Hboy6712/
Bozz6711/
Buot6710/
Bojh679/
Boux678/
Booe678/
Bodz678/
Bohj678/
Hbou677/
Bhuo676/
Bo'a675/
Boij674/
Hboo674/
Bobp674/
Boup673/
Bo'e673/
Bhoz673/
Buoa673/
Buop672/
Buod672/
Bozp672/
Boyp672/
Bodø672/
Boht672/
Bođa671/
Bgou671/
Bouë671/
Boûh671/
Bohï671/
Bohh671/
Booï671/
Bopf671/
Buos671/
Buoz671/
Hboz671/
Hboh671/
Hhbo671/
Buoe671/
Botd671/
Bozt671/
Bgoo671/
Bbao671/

Bo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bo in the Russian language
Боbo-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bo