Bober Surname

28,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Bober Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) Dweller at the sign of the beaver; one with the characteristics of a beaver.

Bober Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9,3401:4,069438
United States2,9741:121,87613,005
Ukraine2,0451:22,2603,140
Russia1,0531:136,86916,013
Germany8911:90,35411,367
Belarus3831:24,8074,218
France3581:185,53828,864
Iran2821:272,27819,967
England2271:245,45419,989
Canada1871:197,03519,314
Spain1011:462,89123,948
Kazakhstan961:184,19317,497
Slovakia921:58,00511,195
Argentina671:637,96144,681
Austria601:141,92419,117
Czechia581:183,33627,089
Mexico581:2,140,10719,397
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Australia301:899,85754,700
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Norway141:367,30634,015
Israel141:611,26042,949
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Ireland51:941,78816,185
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

The alternate forms: Böber (473) & Bóber (1) are calculated separately.

Bober (252) may also be a first name.

Bober Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) Dweller at the sign of the beaver; one with the characteristics of a beaver.

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

Bober Last Name Facts

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

Bober (Georgian: ბობერ, Marathi: बोबेर, Russian: Бобер) is more frequently found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Böber or Bóber. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bober? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 28,803rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 390,921 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Bober are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 51 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Bober is also the 561,423rd most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 252 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 9,340 people, or 1 in 4,069. Apart from Poland this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Ukraine, where 11 percent live.

Bober Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bober has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 6,916 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 22,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bober Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bober surname is chiefly Orthodox (78%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bober last name are 0.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.1% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bober earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.67% less than the national average, earning 281,480 kr per year; in Peru they earn 106.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,014 per year; in United States they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $48,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $54,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Böber93473/
Bóber931/
Bobier915,191/
Bobert91506/
Boober91178/
Bouber9191/
Bobere9140/
Bobear9129/
Boeber9119/
Bobeir915/
Boyber911/
Bobger911/
Boberd911/
Boberz911/
Bobher911/
Bohber910/
Bosber910/
Bobe8916,949/
Boubert831,833/
Boobier83203/
Bouberd83117/
Bothber8320/
Boubere838/
Boubier838/
Boobear833/
Boubher832/
Bhobere831/
Bobeere831/
Bousber831/
Boobert830/
Bosbeer830/
Boube8049,425/
Bower8046,274/
Baber8020,616/
Bobyr805,263/
Beber804,293/
Büber804,242/
Bobie803,091/
Bover802,329/
Bobet802,128/
Bobes801,759/
Bobea801,606/
Buber80992/
Bhobe80832/
Bobei80545/
Bobee80481/
Bobey80364/
Bobeh80163/
Bobir80151/
Wober80146/
Vober80110/
Boibe80104/
Bobeş80104/
Boobe8053/
Boïbe8052/
Bobeș8046/
Bobed8034/
Béber8028/
Bosbe8015/
Bobée8014/
Bohbe8014/
Boybe8013/
Bobez8013/
Bobhe809/
Bobje802/
Bobeu801/
Buobe801/
Báber801/
Boîbe801/
Boberová77125/
Boberova7718/
Boisbert779/
Bouchber771/
Bouwer7313,657/
Bubere731,832/
Bovier731,276/
Babere731,186/
Boubet731,022/
Boubir73516/
Bubier73490/
Bobyor73434/
Bowier73432/
Boubee73402/
Bubert73394/
Beeber73349/
Boubey73296/
Bubear73209/
Boybey73190/
Bhover73180/
Boubes73157/
Huober73134/
Boubeh73104/
Babier73101/
Boover7375/
Bouver7345/
Bovert7339/
Babert7337/
Babeer7332/
Boywer7331/
Boyuer7329/
Bootbe7329/
Boubée7322/
Bhower7320/
Boubez7320/
Bobett7318/
Boobie7318/
Bubeer7317/
Boubie7317/
Bobets7313/
Bauber7313/
Babeur7312/
Baouer7311/
Bobair739/
Boubei739/
Boobee739/
Botbed738/
Bovear737/
Boyver737/
Boswer736/
Baeber736/
Baaber736/
Babher736/
Bosver735/
Boshbe735/
Bhobhe735/
Busber735/
Bovere735/
Bohbeh735/
Bousbe734/
Bobesh734/
Bowwer734/
Bhaber734/
Boubea734/
Boobey733/
Bobior733/
Bowerr733/
Boiver733/
Woober733/
Wobere733/
Bobeit732/
Bowerz732/
Babger732/
Beuber732/
Buiber732/
Bowere732/
Bahber732/
Vobert732/
Bomper732/
Boobeh732/
Boubeu732/
Boubge732/
Bowger731/
Bosbey731/
Bowesr731/
Bowetr731/
Boower731/
Behber731/
Bhobes731/
Bhoube731/
Babeyr731/
Vobier731/
Bobest731/
Basber731/
Bonper731/
Boibeh731/
Bohbed731/
Bohbeu731/
Bobire731/
Bobeas731/
Boubeï731/
Boubhe731/
Boverz731/
Bosbes731/
Bgoube731/
Babeir731/
Bowuer731/
Bobieh731/
Boibey731/
Bowher730/
Bubeur730/
Boverd730/
Boweir730/
Boweer730/
Buberd730/
Bohwer730/
Wosber730/
Bohuer730/
Bosbee730/
Bobird730/
Bove6722,806/
Boby6717,890/
Boba6712,750/
Babe6712,188/
Bobi677,985/
Baabeer67594/
Boivert67547/
Bhabher67342/
Bouveur67309/
Boubess67150/
Boujbir67141/
Boubeit67132/
Vobe67118/
Bosvert6796/
Babheir6781/
Baubier6759/
Bouvere6755/
Boverth6746/
Baubert6744/
Boveire6743/
Bousbei6724/
Babeher6720/
Boisbehere6720/
Bhabere6717/
Bobé6716/
Buberth6714/
Bosweir6713/
Bousbea6711/
Bahbere679/
Bhoweer678/
Bouweir678/
Bouwert677/
Bowerdt676/
Boubett675/
Boubees675/
Bhubere674/
Bauberd674/
Bousbeh673/
Bouvert673/
H'Boube672/
Boisver672/
Bouvher672/
Boubire672/
Babierz672/
Bâbe672/
Boubair672/
Woubert672/
Bousbée671/
Bubeare671/
Boubeyt671/
Boutbee671/
Boobett671/
Basbert671/
Bobeitt671/
Babhere671/
Vosbere671/
Bothuer671/
Boubeha671/
Bousbir671/
Woobere671/
Bohvert671/
Bobè671/
Bubierz671/
Boubeiz671/
Bousbet671/
Boverht671/
Beubert671/
Bhoubey671/
Bhobhir671/
Bhoiver671/
D'Bower671/
Baebier671/
Bahaber671/
Baouere671/
Baberhe671/
Babeard671/
Baebejr671/
Bouhbez671/
Bojbire671/
Bouveer670/
Bochuer670/
Bohvier670/
Boovier670/
Bohuert670/
Wohbert670/
Boweher670/
Bashber670/

Bober Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bober in the Georgian language
ბობერbober-
Bober in the Marathi language
बोबेरbobera-
Bober in the Russian language
Боберbober-

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Footnotes

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