Bosse Surname

19,241st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bosse Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a wood; a fat person.

Bosse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,5051:7,664959
United States5,0071:72,3908,367
Canada4,4731:8,2371,216
Ivory Coast2,4721:9,333781
France2,2061:30,1103,680
Brazil6251:342,51913,151
South Africa4631:117,01413,941
Benin4381:23,5973,174
Netherlands4251:39,7356,725
Australia4171:64,7387,754
Nigeria2121:835,57936,885
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Belgium1891:60,8299,795
Haiti1441:74,1943,982
Denmark1161:48,6615,045
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Argentina511:838,10654,910
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
England461:1,211,26256,182
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Austria281:304,12334,120
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Norway211:244,87126,357
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
India151:51,137,692512,385
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Wales41:773,63329,106
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belize11:355,4743,977
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Anguilla11:13,436792
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6041:83,1448,704

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bossé93442/
Bösse933/
Bossè931/
Bosser912,250/
Boisse912,073/
Bossie911,167/
Bosset911,021/
Bossey91667/
Bousse91366/
Boesse9186/
Bossee9158/
Bossez9145/
Bosses9139/
Bossei9134/
Bosseh9124/
Boosse9112/
Bossée9112/
Boysse9112/
Bossed915/
Bosseu913/
Bossea912/
Buosse911/
Bossse911/
Bose89205,607/
Boss8961,046/
Boisset833,752/
Bousset83625/
Bousser83601/
Bouysse83491/
Bousses83271/
Boissie83254/
Bossett83231/
Bousseh83217/
Bossche83181/
Boussie83155/
Boissee83124/
Boussed83108/
Boussey8388/
Boissey8363/
Boissez8316/
Boussez8315/
Boysset8311/
Boissée839/
Bosserr838/
Bossieh838/
Boisser836/
Bossher835/
Hbousse833/
Bouhsse832/
Boessie831/
Boussei831/
Boësser831/
Boussea831/
Boosser830/
Besse8022,844/
Busse8022,585/
Bossi8020,096/
Basse8019,039/
Bossa8014,434/
Boese807,829/
Bossy804,006/
Boose803,644/
Boser802,133/
Bouse802,032/
Boise801,456/
Bosis801,154/
Bohse80859/
Bhose80846/
Vosse80684/
Boyse80620/
Boseu80569/
Bosea80554/
Bosei80530/
Boshe80390/
Bosey80380/
Bouss80325/
Bosie80312/
Büsse80307/
Boses80275/
Bosze80269/
Boset80139/
Bosje80118/
Bosep80106/
Botse8097/
Bässe8086/
Booss8063/
Boseh8060/
Bosee8048/
Boiss8032/
Wosse8030/
Bhoss8029/
Buose8028/
Bodse8019/
Boyss8012/
Bosed807/
Bosys807/
Bosce803/
Bosge803/
Bosst802/
Bosez802/
Bossd801/
Bossh801/
Botss801/
Bésse801/
Bosès801/
Bossz801/
Bgose801/
Bouysset77356/
Boussher77212/
Boissett7733/
H'Bousse7728/
Bouysses7719/
Bosschee779/
Boussche776/
Bousseha775/
Boussett772/
Bossetts771/
Bousseid771/
Boisseet771/
Boussead771/
Bosschet771/
Bosseidt770/
Bos7571,004/
Bassey73269,011/
Basset7316,324/
Bussey7313,301/
Bassie7312,065/
Bossio738,603/
Boiser735,387/
Boissy735,085/
Bessey734,661/
Buysse734,332/
Busser733,670/
Boussa733,306/
Booyse733,120/
Bessie732,873/
Bosher732,173/
Bossis731,667/
Basser731,647/
Botsis731,148/
Bosche73874/
Bassez73840/
Busset73809/
Bussie73697/
Boussy73666/
Bosier73631/
Bessei73620/
Boosey73544/
Bottse73543/
Bussei73517/
Vosser73488/
Boussi73441/
Bösser73433/
Basseu73414/
Baesse73389/
Buisse73341/
Beusse73336/
Bhusse73336/
Boosie73293/
Basseh73293/
Bousie73264/
Bousis73252/
Bossay73213/
Booser73180/
Boysie73174/
Bosits73158/
Bassea73134/
Boshes73117/
Bassee73114/
Boitse73112/
Bessee73109/
Boisis7397/
Bosett7394/
Bouser7386/
Wosser7382/
Bosies7375/
Bassei7374/
Bassed7373/
Botshe7373/
Hbouss7372/
Bausse7372/
Boissi7366/
Basses7356/
Boyser7354/
Bassøe7353/
Boissé7349/
Boysis7347/
Boshey7346/
Bousez7346/
Botset7346/
Bouseh7346/
Bussee7345/
Boshie7345/
Boisey7344/
Bossch7344/
Boshea7341/
Bouses7337/
Vossey7336/
Boesze7336/
Bossoi7335/
Boiset7335/
Bosheh7332/
Bussez7331/
Boussé7330/
Bossoy7327/
Voisse7325/
Botsie7323/
Baïsse7321/
Bozser7320/
Boissa7317/
Bouset7317/
Boessy7317/
Wosseu7317/
Bossoa7317/
Boeshe7316/
Boushe7316/
Bhosge7315/
Beesse7315/
Boxsey7313/
Boshis7313/
Bossaa7313/
Boessi7312/
Wossey7311/
Besseh7311/
Bossip7311/
Bossér7311/
Boshee739/
Boossa739/
Wosseh739/
Busseh739/
Bossha739/
Bussed738/
Boossy738/
Wousse738/
Bassée738/
Boseha738/
Botser737/
Bossid737/
Boosee737/
Boisie737/
Bossai737/
Bhoshe736/
Boiseh736/
Vossie735/
Boszer735/
Boossi735/
Bessce735/
Wossed735/
Bhosep734/
Bhasse734/
Bossyi733/
Boishe733/
Boises733/
Boisee733/
Boused733/
Boutse733/
Buossi733/
Wossie733/
Boeseh732/
Bhouse732/
Bootss732/
Bousee732/
Booshe732/
Woisse732/
Bessea732/
Boseid732/
Boshet732/
Bosieh732/
Bossih732/
Boëssy732/
Baasse732/
Bousey731/
Butsse731/
Buosea731/
Boscee731/
Boseas731/
Boseer731/
Boseet731/
Boseis731/
Botseh731/
Boxsee731/
Boysey731/
Boyssa731/
Boosze731/
Bassep731/
Bassge731/
Bhodse731/
Bhohse731/
Bhoise731/
Bhosys731/
Boiseu731/
Boesee731/
Vosseh731/
Bohser731/
Busses731/
Boscer731/
Bosedh731/
Bousei731/
Bosess731/
Hbosea731/
Vossei731/
Boehse731/
Boised731/
Boisei731/
Boisez731/
Boisst731/
Boisys731/
Botsea731/
Botsee731/
Boussh731/
Boussè731/
Bousze731/
Boudse731/
Boseph731/
Bosijs731/
Bossij731/
Boëssé731/
Boïssi731/
Boytse731/
Beïsse731/
Boydss731/
Bosszi731/
Boschs731/
Buosis731/
Bootse731/
Bohsge731/
Buusse731/
Bosoey731/
Bossii731/
Bosiss731/
Bossyy731/
Boszsz731/
Bossit730/
Bussea730/
Bouyse730/
Boshed730/
Bousea730/
Bodsey730/
Bhoosseea711/
Bass67109,905/
Voss6756,477/
Bassett6745,806/
Boos6722,084/
Bois6716,620/
Bosi6715,061/
Base6714,525/
Bosa6714,085/
Bost6712,891/
Buse6710,686/
Bosh6710,120/
Bosy676,696/
Böse676,158/
Boys675,884/
Vose673,636/
Bossuyt673,444/
Boussaa672,898/
Bese672,568/
Boussis672,377/
Boze672,097/
Bous672,085/
Bots671,875/
Bhos671,686/
Boisier671,030/
Buisset67983/
Boschee67947/
Boutsis67740/
Boesche67714/
Boissay67694/
Beausse67657/
Boce67635/
Bosscha67611/
Boussid67405/
Boshuis67402/
Buijsse67375/
Bouyssi67365/
Bohs67355/
Boße67346/
Bäse67344/
Büse67276/
Boisits67266/
Boushey67261/
Wose67251/
Boxe67232/
Boushie67229/
Bussche67212/
Bouyssy67210/
Bosz67190/
H'Bouss67183/
Basssey67178/
Boushee67168/
Bausset67160/
Voisset67142/
Bousheh67134/
Boggiss67126/
Bussett67122/
Bousher67116/
Buissez6796/
Basseha6796/
Bassest6794/
Booijse6787/
Boitsis6781/
Bossois6776/
Boçe6774/
Bassets6772/
Bousche6770/
Bozsits6768/
Bosá6768/
Booshed6767/
Boussit6762/
Borzsei6747/
Uose6745/
Bosý6741/
Bousies6738/
Ouhosse6734/
Boës6733/
Bods6725/
Bausser6723/
Basseer6723/
Bossais6723/
Bossova6721/
Beussee6721/
Basseet6717/
Botseas6715/
Bossich6714/
Boxs6713/
Boushea6713/
Buos6712/
Basseey6712/
Baassey6712/
Booyser6712/
Boussai6711/
Bouseha6711/
Boïs6710/
Bassher679/
Boussay679/
Bussher678/
Bojs678/
Bõss678/
Baïsset678/
Boisher677/
Boså677/
Boås676/
Bootsie675/
Basseas675/
Batssey675/
Boussès675/
Boshish675/
Bossová675/
Uosseph674/
Baessey674/
Basseys674/
Basscey674/
Bhassey674/
Bouytse674/
Bottser674/
Boitses674/
Boissis674/
Bosd674/
Bootsee674/
Bousier673/
Bo'sher673/
Bassiey673/
Bessieh673/
Bosè673/
Bosé673/
Bosø673/
Bouhsis673/
Boodsee673/
Bosaits672/
Bosehee672/
Bushsee672/
Busshey672/
Busshie672/
Bosheer672/
Bahsser672/
Bouseid672/
Bossaha672/
Bahasse672/
Boshesh672/
Boshuys672/
Boushet672/
Bošs672/
Baasses672/
Borzsey672/
Bhoosee672/
Boussha672/
Busseer671/
Bosched671/
Boschep671/
Boshcee671/
Boshcer671/
Boshett671/
Boshoey671/
Bosp671/
Bosx671/
Botsits671/
Bouscer671/
Bouscet671/
Bouschs671/
Boushce671/
Basserr671/
Bhushse671/
Bhoseph671/
Boisett671/
Boisssy671/
Bhasser671/
Bouhssi671/
Bossaid671/
Bousais671/
Boussàa671/
Bassehy671/
Basseyh671/
Botshis671/
Hboussa671/
Vosscer671/
Voysset671/
Wossieh671/
Boossio671/
Bojsihs671/
Bojszer671/
Boissit671/
Boushed671/
Bouëssé671/
Boussoa671/
Bouszys671/
Boschei671/
Boseett671/
Bosehed671/
Bossiss671/
Bossoha671/
Bossuys671/
Bosj671/
Bossa'a671/
Bossaya671/
Bossché671/
Boţe671/
Boysier671/
Besssey671/
Beusses671/
Beusseu671/
Basseuh671/
Baïssee671/
Botshsi671/
Bouhssa671/
Basseit671/
Bousied671/
Boussza671/
Booysie671/
Basjsey671/
Boisois671/
Boitser671/
Bossitt670/
Boscheu670/
Bassche670/
Boseich670/
Buissey670/
Bassedd670/
Boosier670/
Boshetz670/
Buossio670/
Wossett670/
Bosheas670/
Bootsey670/
Bousett670/

Bosse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bosse in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﺳﻲbwsy-
Bosse in the Russian language
Боссеbosse-

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