Bo Surname

822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643,752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Bo Surname Definition:

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

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Bo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China538,7801:2,538165
Vietnam30,3831:3,049160
Myanmar20,3241:2,556147
Cambodia18,0681:857226
India4,1081:186,72511,342
Philippines3,9331:25,7413,490
Italy3,2071:19,0703,270
Guatemala2,8131:5,717755
Taiwan2,7301:8,588166
Egypt2,5631:35,8703,759
United States1,6331:221,95921,503
Japan1,5141:84,4415,518
Singapore1,1171:4,931335
Argentina9771:43,7503,689
Indonesia9561:138,33613,739
Morocco9541:36,1385,814
Iran9041:84,9368,598
Spain7381:63,3505,726
Hong Kong6891:10,647322
Thailand6321:111,77016,409
France6281:105,76915,626
Brazil4991:429,00716,284
Pakistan4301:415,4517,735
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Denmark4051:13,9381,359
Ivory Coast3911:59,0063,475
United Arab Emirates3411:26,8692,988
Kuwait2991:12,7111,729
Australia2841:95,05510,817
Belize2611:1,362314
Uruguay2441:14,0651,590
Malaysia2061:143,1769,020
Canada1981:186,08918,399
Senegal1711:85,259990
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
England1501:371,45426,286
Papua New Guinea1491:54,7236,930
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Germany1051:766,71957,066
Cameroon901:230,76723,017
Nigeria881:2,012,98670,656
Afghanistan831:387,3885,507
Netherlands821:205,94128,291
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Burkina Faso731:251,3994,893
Mexico611:2,034,85618,943
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Benin231:449,37431,324
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Solomon Islands181:32,2246,317
Israel171:503,39037,521
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Norway131:395,56035,657
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Oman101:368,7975,193
Libya91:693,7751,982
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Wales51:618,90625,852
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Anguilla21:6,718471
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

The alternate forms: (41), (23) & (11) are calculated separately.

Bo (432,515) may also be a first name.

Bo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

In Danish Bo as a surename is formed from the Old Norse forename Bú, from Old Norse búa, meaning 'to live, to reside at a place', and as such it can also be used as a word for home, dwelling, estate.

By in the meaning of settlement, town share a similar root etymology.

- fylger

Bái is the pinyin romanisation of the common Chinese surname 白, meaning the colour white. Originated from the descendants of King Ping of Chu used the surname Bái after the Bái territory.

- tyler6

This is an Italian patronymic surname meaning 'son of Bovo'.

- curiousme

Bo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮ, Hindi: बो, Marathi: बो, Tibetan: བོ) is found in China more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: , or . Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bo? popularity and diffusion

Bo is the 822nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,320 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Bo reside; 84 percent reside in East Asia and 84 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 2,363rd most frequent first name internationally, held by 432,515 people.

It is most commonly occurring in China, where it is held by 538,780 people, or 1 in 2,538. Without taking into account China this last name occurs in 128 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 5 percent live and Myanmar, where 3 percent live.

Bo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 8,595 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 15,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bo surname is chiefly Orthodox (61%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bo surname are 3.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57% registered with the political party.

The amount Bo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 26.04% more than the national average, earning €37,849 per year; in Vietnam they earn 10.39% less than the national average, earning 73,876,800 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $48,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.88% less than the national average, earning $46,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8341/
8323/
8311/
Boy8090,441/
Bos8071,004/
Boz8047,958/
Boa8044,552/
Bou8036,734/
Boi8023,460/
Bot8022,803/
Boo8014,695/
Bop8010,381/
Boh809,483/
Buo803,826/
Boj803,809/
Bho802,758/
Bod801,959/
Boß801,361/
Boğ80171/
Boï80114/
Boţ8094/
Bgo8050/
Boț8036/
Boš8023/
Boś8018/
Hbo8010/
Åbo8010/
Boî8010/
Boë808/
Bảo805/
Boć805/
Boș804/
Boá803/
Boå801/
Boÿ801/
Boȗ801/
Boç801/
Bhoi67572,643/
Boyd67271,441/
Boss6761,046/
Bott6725,172/
Boos6722,084/
Bouh6721,069/
Bois6716,620/
Bopp6713,651/
Bost6712,891/
Boğa6711,107/
Boot6710,686/
Boch6710,228/
Bosh6710,120/
Boit677,339/
Bhoj676,298/
Boys675,884/
Bout674,813/
Buot674,056/
Booy673,272/
Bodh672,989/
Bous672,085/
Booz671,993/
Bots671,875/
Bhos671,686/
Boyt671,542/
Boud671,484/
Bouz671,395/
Bood671,183/
Booe671,177/
Bhoy671,170/
Boop67929/
Bohy67928/
Buoy67845/
Boux67802/
Bhot67752/
Bohu67576/
Bodt67492/
Boih67462/
Boyz67437/
Boid67374/
Boiz67365/
Boij67244/
Bopf67236/
Bodd67217/
Boiy67207/
Bhoa67201/
Bhod67148/
Boht67145/
Bhou67133/
Boța67128/
Bozz67116/
Bojj67104/
Booß6789/
Bojt6783/
Bodz6777/
Boup6767/
Buop6758/
Bozt6758/
Bođa6743/
Boës6733/
Boiț6732/
Bojh6731/
Bouß6729/
Hbou6729/
Bhuo6726/
Bods6725/
Buod6725/
Bhoo6721/
Bhop6717/
Buos6712/
Botd6711/
Bojå6710/
Boët6710/
Boïs6710/
Booa679/
Boyh678/
Bo'a678/
Bohh678/
Bobp677/
Boså677/
Bodø676/
Boås676/
Boňa676/
Buoe675/
Bhgo675/
Buoa674/
Hboh674/
Bodë674/
Bosd674/
Boyj673/
Boyp673/
Buoz673/
Booj673/
Bojd673/
Bhoh673/
Bodå673/
Bosø673/
Bojp672/
Boiţ672/
Boyć672/
Boëz672/
Bošs672/
Bgoy672/
Hboz672/
Bh'o672/
Bosp671/
Botp671/
Bohz671/
Boip671/
Booï671/
Botć671/
Bouï671/
Boïh671/
Boțe671/
Hboy671/
Bhho671/
Bhoz671/
Buoj671/
Hbho671/
Hbop671/
Hbuo671/

Bo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bo in the Tibetan language
བོbo-
Bo in the Hindi language
बोbo97.14
बो़bo1.43
बॉbo1.43
Bo in the Marathi language
बोbo93.75
बॉbo6.25
Bo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮbw66.67
b16.67
ﺑﻮﺑﻪbwbh16.67

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