Bod Surname

210,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bod Surname User-submission:

It is a diminutive of the name of person of Germanic origin Bodo (bod = messenger).

Bod Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3331:50,7128,704
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
India2421:3,169,69293,234
France2071:320,88348,728
Romania2071:96,99511,065
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Hungary901:109,07010,434
Philippines691:1,467,221103,651
Canada381:969,62173,252
England371:1,505,89364,828
Ukraine361:1,264,519108,003
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Taiwan271:868,3246,112
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Mauritania171:240,87411,443
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Norway81:642,78647,258
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
China21:683,660,78330,601
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Bód (2) are calculated separately.

Bod (845) may also be a first name.

Bod Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a diminutive of the name of person of Germanic origin Bodo (bod = messenger).

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Bod Last Name Facts

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

Bod (Arabic: بود, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺪ, Hindi: बोड, Marathi: बोड, Oriya: େବାଡ, Tibetan: བཱོད་) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Bód. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bod? popularity and diffusion

It is the 210,655th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,720,034 people. Bod is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Bod live; 26 percent live in Western Europe and 19 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 280,595th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 845 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 333 people, or 1 in 50,712. In The Netherlands Bod is most common in: Gelderland, where 53 percent live, North Brabant, where 13 percent live and North Holland, where 10 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name exists in 73 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 12 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Bod Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bod has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bod last name grew 979 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bod Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bod are 9.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.96% being registered with the party.

The amount Bod earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 16.72% less than the national average, earning 288,230 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.36% less than the national average, earning $38,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.32% less than the national average, earning $44,059 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bód892/
Boyd86271,441/
Bodh862,989/
Boud861,484/
Bood861,183/
Bodt86492/
Boid86374/
Bodd86217/
Bhod86148/
Bodz8677/
Boed8652/
Bods8625/
Buod8625/
Botd8611/
Bodø866/
Bodë864/
Bosd864/
Bojd863/
Bodå863/
Bo80643,752/
Boodt75291/
Boudh75263/
Bhoid75237/
Boedt75236/
Boddh75194/
Boudt75108/
Bhoud7595/
Boodh7549/
Boyds7541/
Boydd7524/
Boids7521/
Boedh7517/
Buodd7516/
Bhoyd7513/
Bhood7511/
Bhodh7510/
Boods755/
Bodës755/
Boudd754/
Boydh754/
Boydp754/
Bodds753/
Boudz753/
Bodås753/
Bootd753/
Booyd752/
Bodth752/
Bhuod752/
Boisd752/
Bossd751/
Bouds751/
Boydz751/
Boyhd751/
Boytd751/
Boosd751/
Hboyd751/
Bohdh751/
Bohud751/
Boddp751/
Bodte751/
B'Oud751/
Bouyd751/
Bodsh751/
Boodd751/
Boidh751/
Buotd751/
Bottd751/
Bousd751/
Bhods751/
Bgood751/
Boydt750/
Bohdt750/
Boshd750/
Boy6790,441/
Bos6771,004/
Boz6747,958/
Boa6744,552/
Bou6736,734/
Boi6723,460/
Bot6722,803/
Boo6714,695/
Bud6712,004/
Bad6710,657/
Bop6710,381/
Boh679,483/
Buo673,826/
Boj673,809/
Bho672,758/
Boß671,361/
Boodts67419/
Büd67195/
Boğ67171/
Bodová67170/
Bodsch67167/
Wod67124/
Bodova67115/
Boï67114/
Vod6796/
Boţ6794/
Uod6778/
Bodowa6760/
Bouddh6756/
Bgo6750/
Boț6736/
Boydte6728/
Boš6723/
Boś6718/
Hbo6710/
Åbo6710/
Boî6710/
Boidts678/
Boë678/
Boodth676/
Bảo675/
Boć675/
Boș674/
Boudgy673/
Boá673/
D'Boyd673/
Băd672/
Bodthe672/
Boudts672/
Boschd671/
Boutdt671/
Bhoudh671/
Boggid671/
Búd671/
Boå671/
Boÿ671/
Boȗ671/
Bhothd671/
Bhoidh671/
Boydss671/
Boç671/

Bod Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bod in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺪbd-
Bod in the Tibetan language
བཱོད་-
Bod in the Oriya language
େବାଡebada-
Bod in the Marathi language
बोडboda84
बोदboda16
Bod in the Hindi language
बोडboda58.88
बोदboda23.36
बोड़bora16.82
बोड्bod0.93
Bod in the Arabic language
بودbwd-

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