Boher Surname

304,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Andorra

Boher Surname User-submission:

Boher, Bover and Bové, as Catalan surnames, come from the Catalan, bover, meaning 'cowman'.

Boher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6611:100,48814,745
Spain1101:425,01922,707
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Argentina971:440,65433,272
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Ukraine571:798,64480,335
Chile401:440,41211,644
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Pakistan231:7,767,12541,967
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
England91:6,190,895170,599
India91:85,229,487684,495
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1471:341,62426,307

The alternate forms: Böher (4) are calculated separately.

Boher (440) may also be a first name.

Boher Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Boher, Bover and Bové, as Catalan surnames, come from the Catalan, bover, meaning 'cowman'.

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Boher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boher (Marathi: भोहर) occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Böher. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 304,532nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,858,156 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Boher live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Boher is also the 408,694th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 440 people.

This last name is most frequent in France, where it is held by 661 people, or 1 in 100,488. In France it is primarily found in: Occitanie, where 68 percent live, Île-de-France, where 11 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 6 percent live. Excluding France this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 9 percent live and Brazil, where 8 percent live.

Boher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Boher surname declined 51 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boher surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Boher earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.66% less than the national average, earning $34,664 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Böher934/
Bohier9118/
Boeher9113/
Bohert913/
Bohher912/
Boheur912/
Bo'her911/
Bhoher911/
Boherr910/
Boer8928,230/
Bouhger833/
Boheher831/
Bhohere831/
Boheart830/
Baher8040,404/
Boere803,448/
Beher803,268/
Boehr80353/
Boerr80268/
Bohir80238/
Bhoer8090/
Boeer8050/
Bhaer8014/
Boerd8013/
Boert807/
Bäher807/
Booer805/
Boeir802/
Boerh801/
Bo'er801/
Bahier73930/
Bhoeer73128/
Boerth73103/
Bouier7399/
Boijer7343/
Bhohir7340/
Booere7324/
Boerre7319/
Bhoeir7318/
Baherz7313/
Bhoere739/
Baeher738/
Bohère737/
Bhaher736/
Vooher734/
Bohyor733/
Bohair733/
Boiyer733/
Boyier732/
Bhehir732/
Baaher731/
Baherd731/
Bouihr731/
Boiier731/
Booerh731/
Baherr731/
Booert731/
Boesre731/
Beeher731/
Bhaeir731/
Bhgaer731/
Boyyer731/
Beuher730/
Baer6739,616/
Böer671,696/
Boér67299/
Beur67146/
Bauherr6732/
Baaheer6716/
Beér6713/
Báer6710/
Bauherz679/
Bahaher679/
Baherre676/
Bhoiyer675/
Bhohire674/
Bäer673/
Baherth672/
Baheere672/
Bôer672/
Baheerh671/
Bhoeair671/
Bhuiher671/
Boyjerd671/
Baheire671/
Boêr671/
Hbeheer671/
Boerova671/
Boiyere671/
Bojgier671/
Bohaire671/
Béer671/
Beeheer670/
Vooherr670/
Baehier670/

Boher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boher in the Marathi language
भोहरbhohara-

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