Bohm Surname

43,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bohm Surname Definition:

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

Bohm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9731:91,23110,248
Germany3,5441:22,7163,007
Brazil1,2811:167,1156,441
Sweden6911:14,2501,223
Netherlands2731:61,85810,635
France2601:255,47239,438
Canada2051:179,73517,909
Australia2011:134,30714,542
Argentina1711:249,96120,264
England1661:335,65124,624
Czechia1161:91,66815,238
South Africa981:552,83443,423
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Spain781:599,38528,019
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
Croatia741:57,14310,758
Finland741:74,2808,184
Denmark661:85,5268,263
Chile621:284,1378,321
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Slovakia451:118,58822,142
Austria261:327,51736,002
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Norway111:467,48139,375
Romania111:1,825,26153,941
Togo91:805,3086,372
Bosnia and Herzegovina71:505,20013,972
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5841:85,9918,942

The alternate forms: Bõhm (1) & Bóhm (1) are calculated separately.

Bohm (25) may also be a first name.

Bohm 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

Bohm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bohm is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Bõhm or Bóhm. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bohm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 43,929th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 616,127 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Bohm live; 35 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 25 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,973 people, or 1 in 91,231. In The United States Bohm is mostly concentrated in: Nevada, where 12 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 68 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Bohm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bohm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bohm last name increased 680 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 572 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bohm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bohm surname are 17.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bohm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning €30,335 per year; in Norway they earn 35.59% more than the national average, earning 469,241 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 154.72% more than the national average, earning R 605,304 per year; in Colombia they earn 40.03% more than the national average, earning $31,790,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.83% more than the national average, earning $47,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.83% more than the national average, earning $63,011 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bõhm921/
Bóhm921/
Bothm895/
Boohm895/
Bouhm894/
Bohmm891/
Boëhm891/
Boihm890/
Bom8613,048/
Bohmme801/
Boothm801/
Bothme800/
Bohiem800/
Buom7514,790/
Boom7510,871/
Boum754,597/
Bome752,702/
Bham751,998/
Bahm751,841/
Bomm751,370/
Boim751,100/
Åbom75216/
Boym75132/
Bhom7599/
Bomh7544/
Bomd7513/
Bojm7510/
Bgom752/
Boëm751/
Bosm751/
Bomt750/
Bohmová7347/
Bohmova7342/
Baham673,689/
Bhame671,184/
Bhamt67890/
Bhome67676/
Bomme67586/
Bathm67429/
Boome67259/
Boime67256/
Bhoim67192/
Boume67184/
Bhasm6777/
Bhamd6775/
Bhoum6758/
Bhaum6747/
Bhoom6733/
Bhamm6724/
Boyme679/
Bhgam679/
Buome676/
Bhaam675/
Boimh675/
Bosme675/
Bhamh673/
B'Ham672/
Beuhm672/
Bomth671/
Boumm671/
Bomhe671/
Øhbom671/
Boymm671/
Bhojm671/
Bhomm671/
Åhbom671/
Boumh671/
Bomdt671/
Bahmd671/
Botmh671/
Bauhm670/
Bousm670/

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