Boehm Surname

21,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Boehm Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Bohemia (home of the Boii).

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Boehm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,5331:23,3352,934
Germany3,8561:20,8782,783
France1,4261:46,5805,982
Australia1,3821:19,5342,710
Canada1,2601:29,2433,835
Brazil3071:697,31125,612
Thailand2451:288,32049,635
Austria2061:41,3376,645
Poland1921:197,96226,540
England1441:386,93126,993
Switzerland881:93,32910,185
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Israel371:231,28721,601
Luxembourg331:17,5923,875
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Finland211:261,74820,300
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
China61:227,886,92811,701
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3831:36,3114,308

Boehm (48) may also be a first name.

Boehm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Bohemia (home of the Boii).

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates in the Bohemia region of Germany.

- bohemian1

This surname derived from the former kingdom Böhmen.

- geeko

A German surname that means 'from Bohemia'.

- ladyspeedwagon1703

Boehm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boehm (Arabic: بوهم) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Boehm click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boehm? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,639th most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 289,740 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Boehm reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 48 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 15,533 people, or 1 in 23,335. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 66 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Boehm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boehm has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Boehm surname grew 1,123 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boehm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boehm surname are 10.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.26% registered with the party.

The amount Boehm earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 348.82% more than the national average, earning R 1,066,560 per year; in United States they earn 7.8% more than the national average, earning $46,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.19% more than the national average, earning $52,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boehmm912/
Boem891,067/
Baehm8046/
Beuhm802/
Böhm6792,523/
Beum67476/
Baem67221/
Bähm671/
Bõhm671/
Bhöm671/
Bhuim60469/
Bhaem601/
Böhmová502,368/
Böhmova507/
Böm501/

Boehm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boehm in the Arabic language
بوهمbwhm-

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Boehm Reference & Research

Beahm FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Beha FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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