Bosse Surname
Approximately 28,569 people bear this surname
Bosse Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at a wood; a fat person.
Bosse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 10,505 | 1:7,664 | 959 |
| United States | 5,007 | 1:72,390 | 8,367 |
| Canada | 4,473 | 1:8,237 | 1,216 |
| Ivory Coast | 2,472 | 1:9,333 | 781 |
| France | 2,206 | 1:30,110 | 3,680 |
| Brazil | 625 | 1:342,519 | 13,151 |
| South Africa | 463 | 1:117,014 | 13,941 |
| Benin | 438 | 1:23,597 | 3,174 |
| Netherlands | 425 | 1:39,735 | 6,725 |
| Australia | 417 | 1:64,738 | 7,754 |
| Nigeria | 212 | 1:835,579 | 36,885 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| Belgium | 189 | 1:60,829 | 9,795 |
| Haiti | 144 | 1:74,194 | 3,982 |
| Denmark | 116 | 1:48,661 | 5,045 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Switzerland | 46 | 1:178,542 | 16,145 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Mexico | 37 | 1:3,354,762 | 24,142 |
| Spain | 35 | 1:1,335,772 | 43,485 |
| Austria | 28 | 1:304,123 | 34,120 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | 1:97,427 | 6,588 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 604 | 1:83,144 | 8,704 |
The alternate forms: Bossé (442), Bösse (3) & Bossè (1) are calculated separately.
Bosse (8,915) may also be a first name.
Bosse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at a wood; a fat person.
Bosse Demographics
Bosse Political Affiliation
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Bosse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bosse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bosse (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺳﻲ, Russian: Боссе) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Bossé, Bösse or Bossè. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bosse? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 19,241st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 255,086 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Bosse are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 66,127th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 8,915 people.
It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 10,505 people, or 1 in 7,664. In Germany Bosse is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 37 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 82 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.
Bosse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bosse has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bosse surname increased 829 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 383 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bosse Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Bosse surname are 9.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.62% being registered with the party.
The amount Bosse earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning 361,815 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning $47,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.12% less than the national average, earning $41,177 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bosse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bosse in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺳﻲ | bwsy | - |
| Bosse in the Russian language | ||
| Боссе | bosse | - |
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