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
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | - | 199,513 | 1:260 | 68 |
| Sweden | 100% | 83,962 | 1:117 | 17 |
| Vietnam | 67% | 37,830 | 1:2,448 | 245 |
| United States | 86% | 29,414 | 1:12,325 | 1,228 |
| Denmark | - | 18,182 | 1:311 | 74 |
| Japan | 100% | 12,378 | 1:10,340 | 1,139 |
| Cambodia | 61% | 8,005 | 1:2,033 | 424 |
| Egypt | 82% | 6,290 | 1:14,611 | 1,246 |
| China | - | 5,559 | 1:245,738 | 18,758 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 2,798 | 1:11,012 | 1,554 |
| Thailand | 83% | 2,673 | 1:26,212 | 3,386 |
| Canada | 99% | 2,618 | 1:12,656 | 1,362 |
| Netherlands | 89% | 2,468 | 1:6,848 | 965 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1,785 | 1:21,180 | 2,091 |
| Finland | 100% | 1,491 | 1:3,678 | 501 |
| Norway | 100% | 1,321 | 1:3,885 | 537 |
| India | 66% | 1,223 | 1:993,359 | 65,135 |
| Macau | - | 1,170 | 1:520 | 125 |
| Italy | 66% | 1,144 | 1:53,376 | 1,387 |
| Poland | 58% | 990 | 1:38,411 | 1,114 |
| Taiwan | 87% | 880 | 1:27,011 | 4,726 |
| England | 72% | 815 | 1:68,224 | 2,906 |
| Malaysia | 63% | 586 | 1:51,962 | 4,256 |
| Australia | - | 542 | 1:25,199 | 1,618 |
| France | 100% | 542 | 1:122,639 | 2,464 |
| Germany | 91% | 499 | 1:193,743 | 3,042 |
| Kuwait | - | 456 | 1:8,301 | 1,013 |
| Afghanistan | 86% | 427 | 1:76,402 | 3,010 |
| Belgium | 100% | 416 | 1:27,620 | 1,826 |
| Morocco | - | 409 | 1:83,982 | 2,937 |
| Estonia | 90% | 391 | 1:3,364 | 589 |
| South Korea | 71% | 357 | 1:15,531 | 1,659 |
| Ghana | 100% | 337 | 1:80,078 | 3,677 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 290 | 1:889,530 | 57,133 |
| Kazakhstan | 80% | 290 | 1:61,196 | 2,288 |
| Singapore | 90% | 276 | 1:22,779 | 4,229 |
| New Zealand | - | 258 | 1:17,582 | 1,456 |
| Spain | 83% | 255 | 1:182,470 | 3,896 |
| Brazil | 100% | 252 | 1:850,143 | 23,489 |
| Russia | 91% | 217 | 1:664,671 | 6,592 |
| Hong Kong | - | 211 | 1:36,743 | 2,420 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 175 | 1:1,110,615 | 18,808 |
| Qatar | 54% | 171 | 1:13,857 | 2,164 |
| Portugal | - | 166 | 1:62,716 | 2,006 |
| Guinea | 100% | 164 | 1:72,309 | 1,949 |
| South Africa | 63% | 164 | 1:332,516 | 18,199 |
| Philippines | 68% | 155 | 1:683,932 | 20,812 |
| Suriname | - | 148 | 1:3,735 | 834 |
| Ivory Coast | 57% | 139 | 1:166,014 | 8,716 |
| Iran | 100% | 119 | 1:659,638 | 6,909 |
| Greenland | - | 113 | 1:499 | 106 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50% | 112 | 1:72,789 | 6,909 |
| Switzerland | 82% | 96 | 1:85,557 | 2,901 |
| Bahrain | - | 89 | 1:15,154 | 2,209 |
| Benin | 100% | 86 | 1:122,975 | 7,045 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 85 | 1:84,141 | 6,892 |
| Burkina Faso | 52% | 64 | 1:287,179 | 11,534 |
| Nigeria | 67% | 50 | 1:3,551,287 | 59,976 |
| Ukraine | 88% | 50 | 1:909,998 | 3,115 |
| Ireland | 100% | 43 | 1:107,989 | 2,589 |
| Greece | 100% | 43 | 1:254,292 | 4,640 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 41 | 1:13,757 | 993 |
| Senegal | 71% | 35 | 1:416,610 | 5,939 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 34 | 1:2,171,400 | 51,388 |
| Ecuador | - | 33 | 1:537,179 | 5,554 |
| Wales | 69% | 33 | 1:93,767 | 2,382 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 31 | 1:336,493 | 11,264 |
| Scotland | 79% | 31 | 1:172,592 | 3,232 |
| Belarus | 75% | 29 | 1:326,979 | 2,407 |
| Botswana | - | 26 | 1:84,017 | 7,219 |
| Mongolia | - | 25 | 1:117,393 | 7,151 |
| Mexico | 80% | 24 | 1:5,172,684 | 20,497 |
| Malta | - | 23 | 1:18,668 | 1,434 |
| Croatia | 100% | 22 | 1:191,685 | 3,419 |
| Austria | 100% | 19 | 1:448,116 | 4,416 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 15 | 1:2,013,460 | 35,361 |
| Hungary | 70% | 14 | 1:699,412 | 2,334 |
| Nepal | 82% | 12 | 1:2,373,946 | 34,978 |
| Bolivia | - | 10 | 1:1,060,140 | 3,387 |
| Bulgaria | - | 10 | 1:699,039 | 9,190 |
| Guam | - | 10 | 1:16,065 | 1,791 |
| Zimbabwe | 80% | 10 | 1:1,542,382 | 46,134 |
| Angola | - | 9 | 1:2,996,290 | 3,522 |
| Chile | 75% | 9 | 1:1,956,356 | 13,525 |
| Laos | - | 9 | 1:731,873 | 503 |
| Libya | - | 9 | 1:691,257 | 1,282 |
| Mali | 100% | 9 | 1:1,886,417 | 3,997 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 9 | 1:787,629 | 675 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Tonga | - | 9 | 1:11,937 | 236 |
| Czechia | 83% | 8 | 1:1,332,020 | 3,968 |
| Northern Ireland | 62% | 7 | 1:263,307 | 1,965 |
| Argentina | 100% | 7 | 1:6,110,463 | 14,292 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 7 | 1:7,018 | 922 |
| Tunisia | - | 7 | 1:96,700 | 5,802 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 6 | 1:9,111 | 1,173 |
| Oman | - | 6 | 1:684,778 | 5,486 |
| Peru | 50% | 6 | 1:5,298,576 | 37,737 |
| Tanzania | - | 6 | 1:8,798,053 | 38,955 |
| Albania | - | 5 | 1:609,314 | 20,025 |
| Algeria | - | 5 | 1:7,635,344 | 12,071 |
| Armenia | 100% | 5 | 1:583,751 | 6,330 |
| Bermuda | - | 4 | 1:16,206 | 1,525 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Ethiopia | - | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Mauritania | 50% | 4 | 1:1,023,810 | 14,082 |
| Monaco | 100% | 4 | 1:9,616 | 1,312 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Panama | - | 4 | 1:976,639 | 21,104 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 4 | 1:7,696,610 | 11,277 |
| Georgia | - | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Israel | 80% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Lebanon | - | 3 | 1:1,875,857 | 11,580 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 3 | 1:679,999 | 29,822 |
| Niger | 100% | 3 | 1:6,394,665 | 47,369 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 3 | 1:1,183,434 | 5,646 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,770,021 | 5,487 |
| Uruguay | - | 3 | 1:1,142,546 | 10,015 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 2 | 1:4,821,472 | 33,780 |
| Bahamas | - | 2 | 1:199,685 | 2,758 |
| Bhutan | - | 2 | 1:412,464 | 4,948 |
| Brunei | - | 2 | 1:209,785 | 2,478 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,045,378 | 12,250 |
| Moldova | - | 2 | 1:1,780,570 | 7,407 |
| Slovenia | - | 2 | 1:1,229,379 | 6,326 |
| Syria | - | 2 | 1:9,653,038 | 7,712 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:54,874 | 3,819 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Guinea-Bissau | - | 1 | 1:1,728,218 | 422 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Marshall Islands | - | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Tuvalu | - | 1 | 1:11,131 | 89 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Wallis and Futuna | - | 1 | 1:13,529 | 157 |
The alternate forms: Bô (229) & Bó (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
Bo Demographics
Bo Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 13 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bô | 83 | 229 | / |
| Bó | 83 | 2 | / |
| Boy | 80 | 91,958 | / |
| Boh | 80 | 16,389 | / |
| Boi | 80 | 13,365 | / |
| Boo | 80 | 8,961 | / |
| Bou | 80 | 6,183 | / |
| Boa | 80 | 5,689 | / |
| Bot | 80 | 4,593 | / |
| Bos | 80 | 4,375 | / |
| Bho | 80 | 1,269 | / |
| Bod | 80 | 845 | / |
| Bop | 80 | 719 | / |
| Boz | 80 | 341 | / |
| Boj | 80 | 332 | / |
| Buo | 80 | 214 | / |
| Bgo | 80 | 96 | / |
| Boï | 80 | 84 | / |
| Hbo | 80 | 23 | / |
| Åbo | 80 | 13 | / |
| Boî | 80 | 12 | / |
| Boľ | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bảo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bǎo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Båo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bèo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boç | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boyd | 67 | 60,493 | / |
| Bodh | 67 | 16,194 | / |
| Bhoj | 67 | 9,897 | / |
| Bhoi | 67 | 8,464 | / |
| Boss | 67 | 7,862 | / |
| Bouh | 67 | 4,283 | / |
| Boit | 67 | 2,909 | / |
| Boys | 67 | 1,329 | / |
| Bhoo | 67 | 1,245 | / |
| Bhop | 67 | 879 | / |
| Bhot | 67 | 786 | / |
| Bood | 67 | 638 | / |
| Bois | 67 | 623 | / |
| Boih | 67 | 388 | / |
| Bosh | 67 | 341 | / |
| Booz | 67 | 334 | / |
| Boot | 67 | 324 | / |
| Boos | 67 | 301 | / |
| Boid | 67 | 281 | / |
| Bots | 67 | 281 | / |
| Bhoy | 67 | 265 | / |
| Bhod | 67 | 171 | / |
| Bouz | 67 | 151 | / |
| Boud | 67 | 141 | / |
| Bost | 67 | 136 | / |
| Bott | 67 | 136 | / |
| Booy | 67 | 114 | / |
| Bohu | 67 | 101 | / |
| Boop | 67 | 97 | / |
| Boiy | 67 | 96 | / |
| Booa | 67 | 95 | / |
| Bous | 67 | 94 | / |
| Bhos | 67 | 82 | / |
| Buoy | 67 | 69 | / |
| Bout | 67 | 60 | / |
| Boyz | 67 | 56 | / |
| Bhgo | 67 | 55 | / |
| Boch | 67 | 54 | / |
| Bhou | 67 | 40 | / |
| Bods | 67 | 39 | / |
| Boyt | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bopp | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bhoa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Boip | 67 | 22 | / |
| Boiz | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bojj | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bodd | 67 | 19 | / |
| Boyj | 67 | 16 | / |
| Boyh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Booj | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bohy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bhoh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hboy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bozz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Buot | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bojh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Boux | 67 | 8 | / |
| Booe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bodz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bohj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hbou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bhuo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bo'a | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boij | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hboo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bobp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boup | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bo'e | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhoz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bozp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boyp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bodø | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bođa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bgou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boûh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Booï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bopf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hboz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Botd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bozt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bgoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bbao | 67 | 1 | / |
Bo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bo in the Russian language | ||
| Бо | bo | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - 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 Bo