Bode Surname
Approximately 62,366 people bear this surname
Bode Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Baldwin,' from the nick. Baud or Bodd, familiarly Boddy. From this nick, were formed the dims. Bod-in (v. Boden), Bod-kin (q. v.), and Baud-et. It is only by realizing the enormous popularity of Baldwin that we can understand the marvellous impress it has made on hereditary nomenclature.
Read More About This SurnameBode Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 24,337 | 1:3,308 | 355 |
| United States | 8,954 | 1:40,480 | 4,975 |
| Cameroon | 4,834 | 1:4,296 | 516 |
| India | 4,195 | 1:182,852 | 11,152 |
| Egypt | 3,600 | 1:25,538 | 2,858 |
| Nigeria | 3,463 | 1:51,153 | 3,921 |
| Togo | 2,205 | 1:3,287 | 494 |
| Netherlands | 1,766 | 1:9,562 | 1,249 |
| Indonesia | 791 | 1:167,192 | 16,223 |
| Romania | 754 | 1:26,628 | 3,385 |
| Australia | 688 | 1:39,238 | 5,081 |
| Benin | 649 | 1:15,925 | 2,150 |
| Albania | 494 | 1:5,899 | 1,119 |
| Ivory Coast | 464 | 1:49,722 | 3,060 |
| England | 462 | 1:120,602 | 12,205 |
| Niger | 457 | 1:41,996 | 2,231 |
| France | 397 | 1:167,312 | 26,048 |
| Argentina | 372 | 1:114,902 | 9,686 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Brazil | 287 | 1:745,904 | 27,215 |
| South Africa | 281 | 1:192,803 | 20,875 |
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| Belgium | 272 | 1:42,267 | 6,923 |
| Canada | 256 | 1:143,928 | 14,778 |
| Denmark | 209 | 1:27,008 | 2,770 |
| Spain | 188 | 1:248,681 | 15,952 |
| Philippines | 171 | 1:592,036 | 64,746 |
| Austria | 147 | 1:57,928 | 9,062 |
| Papua New Guinea | 76 | 1:107,286 | 14,507 |
| Cuba | 74 | 1:155,712 | 3,717 |
| Switzerland | 73 | 1:112,506 | 11,658 |
| New Zealand | 60 | 1:75,472 | 11,103 |
| Tanzania | 58 | 1:912,786 | 44,301 |
| Chile | 51 | 1:345,421 | 9,676 |
| Greece | 49 | 1:226,118 | 35,110 |
| Sweden | 48 | 1:205,141 | 14,201 |
| Iran | 44 | 1:1,745,057 | 65,590 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Mauritania | 31 | 1:132,092 | 7,581 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Taiwan | 20 | 1:1,172,237 | 8,044 |
| Italy | 19 | 1:3,218,773 | 100,309 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Nepal | 12 | 1:2,373,413 | 8,828 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 1:1,378,446 | 18,562 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Honduras | 7 | 1:1,259,492 | 5,127 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| Oman | 5 | 1:737,594 | 6,889 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 140 | 1:174,110 | 14,584 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,134 | 1:44,285 | 5,136 |
The alternate forms: Böde (593), Bodé (30), Bodê (9), Bôde (1), Bõde (1) & Bódé (7) are calculated separately.
Bode (23,482) may also be a first name.
Bode Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Baldwin,' from the nick. Baud or Bodd, familiarly Boddy. From this nick, were formed the dims. Bod-in (v. Boden), Bod-kin (q. v.), and Baud-et. It is only by realizing the enormous popularity of Baldwin that we can understand the marvellous impress it has made on hereditary nomenclature. Perhaps in some cases Body or Boddy represented the diminutive Baudet, of which I furnish an instance.
William Body, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Bodd, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Richard Bodde, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Thomas Bodde, Oxfordshire, ibid.
John Bodde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Baudet le Messager, Gloucestershire, 12891290: Household Exp. Bishop Swinfield, Cam. Soc.
1544. Married — William Dowell and Margaret Body: St. Antholin (London).
(English) Messenger, Herald [Anglo-Saxon Boda = O. Sax. Bodo] Bode occurs in Domesday Book.
(Dutch, German) An officer of the court, town crier or constable; descendant of Bode, a pet form of names beginning with Bod (messenger), as Bodewig and Butulf.
Boddy is a Norfolk surname, said to be derived from "boda," the Anglo - Saxon word for "messenger" (L.). Two incumbents of Buckenham Parva and Hemlington, in the beginning of the 15th century, were named Body (Bl.). The name of Body occurred in Cambridgeshire, Hunts, and Oxfordshire in the 13th century (H. R). In its early form of Body it is also now represented in Cornwall.
Bode Demographics
Average Male Bode Height
177.96 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bode Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bode Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bode (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺪ, Hindi: बोदे, Marathi: बोडे, Oriya: େବାେଦ, Russian: Боде) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Böde, Bodé, Bodê, Bôde, Bõde or Bódé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bode? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 9,086th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 116,851 people. Bode is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Bode live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. Bode is also the 33,546th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 23,482 people.
Bode is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 24,337 people, or 1 in 3,308. In Germany Bode is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 41 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live and Hesse, where 6 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 116 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.
Bode Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bode has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bode surname increased 790 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 330 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 425 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bode Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bode surname is principally Christian (85%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Bode last name are 16.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.02% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bode earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 53.98% more than the national average, earning 532,909 kr per year; in Peru they earn 367.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 90,688 per year; in South Africa they earn 54.76% more than the national average, earning R 367,776 per year; in Colombia they earn 128.9% more than the national average, earning $51,966,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.03% more than the national average, earning $47,475 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning $51,508 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bode Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bode in the Marathi language | ||
| बोडे | bode | 83.74 |
| बोदे | bode | 14.41 |
| बोढे | bodhe | 0.65 |
| बोड | boda | 0.5 |
| बोडॅ | bode | 0.15 |
| बोद | boda | 0.15 |
| बोडेे | bodee | 0.1 |
| बोधे | bodhe | 0.05 |
| बोडेॅ | bodee | 0.05 |
| बोडा | boda | 0.05 |
| बॉदे | bode | 0.05 |
| बोडॆ | bode | 0.05 |
| Bode in the Oriya language | ||
| େବାେଦ | ebaeda | 71.43 |
| େବାଡ | ebada | 28.57 |
| Bode in the Hindi language | ||
| बोदे | bode | 59.56 |
| बोडे | bode | 34.43 |
| बोडे़ | bode | 3.28 |
| बोड़े | bore | 2.73 |
| Bode in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺪ | bd | 58.82 |
| ﺑﺪﻩ | bdh | 23.53 |
| ﺃﺑﺪﻩ | abdh | 5.88 |
| ﺑﻮﺩ | bwd | 5.88 |
| ﺍﺑﺪ | abd | 5.88 |
| Bode in the Russian language | ||
| Боде | bode | - |
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