Bohn Surname

14,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bohn Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Bono; a pet form of names beginning with Bon (demand), as Bonard and Bonuald.

Bohn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany16,0881:5,004599
United States13,6881:26,4803,329
Brazil3,8561:55,5172,111
France1,7271:38,4614,767
Canada1,0431:35,3274,515
Argentina1,0091:42,3623,565
Denmark5331:10,590998
Australia1661:162,62516,859
England1361:409,69228,019
Paraguay1331:54,4121,534
Switzerland1261:65,1827,970
Austria1191:71,55810,916
Liberia1131:39,0143,601
Chile1061:166,1935,518
Belgium931:123,62018,077
Hungary801:122,70311,458
Japan721:1,775,61526,312
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Norway191:270,64728,127
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Wales101:309,45316,869
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
India61:127,844,230863,365
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China31:455,773,85521,925
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belize11:355,4743,977
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:234,37917,485
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1261:23,6212,945

The alternate forms: Bóhn (1) are calculated separately.

Bohn (159) may also be a first name.

Bohn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Bono; a pet form of names beginning with Bon (demand), as Bonard and Bonuald.

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

Bohn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bohn is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Bóhn. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bohn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bohn is the 14,108th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 184,551 people. The surname Bohn occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Bohn live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 727,628th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 159 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 16,088 people, or 1 in 5,004. In Germany Bohn is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent live. Other than Germany this surname exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Bohn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bohn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bohn last name expanded 644 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bohn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bohn surname are 18.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bohn earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning 391,596 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 84.74% less than the national average, earning R 36,264 per year; in United States they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $46,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.57% less than the national average, earning $48,406 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bóhn921/
Bohun894,916/
Bohyn89204/
Bohnn8971/
Bothn897/
Bouhn893/
Boyhn891/
Bohhn891/
Bohnd891/
Bohnt891/
Boihn891/
Boohn891/
Bohnk890/
Bon8651,164/
Bochen801,674/
Bochin80433/
Bohsen80137/
Bothne8080/
Bochyn8042/
Bohijn8017/
Bohyna8017/
Boshyn8015/
Bohten8014/
Bouthn801/
Bohhng801/
Bond75138,885/
Bhan7590,258/
Bone7554,213/
Boon7539,897/
Bong7539,771/
Bonn757,423/
Bahn755,669/
Boin754,706/
Buon754,392/
Bont751,748/
Boun751,301/
Boyn75250/
Botn75194/
Bhon75110/
Bonh7589/
Bosn7554/
Bomh7544/
Bonì758/
Bomn752/
Bonø752/
Bonț752/
Bojn751/
Bonï751/
Bouhsen73542/
Bochent73159/
Bouchen73152/
Boichyn73137/
Bouchin7347/
Boychyn7336/
Boychin7317/
Bocheng737/
Bouhsin737/
Bohnová735/
Boichin733/
Boching732/
Bozchin731/
Boochin731/
Bousehn731/
Boychen731/
Boohoun731/
Bohteng731/
Boschín731/
Bohseng731/
Buohien731/
Bohseen731/
Bohssen731/
Bohting730/
Boone6786,405/
Bhand6713,897/
Bonne6710,350/
Bahan679,035/
Bhong678,179/
Boyne674,872/
Botin674,688/
Boune674,026/
Bhone672,322/
Boing672,242/
Bound672,014/
Bosin671,924/
Bogne671,706/
Bhane671,360/
Buong671,164/
Bosen67993/
Boine67755/
Bhond67659/
Bhant67608/
Boten67394/
Bhang67350/
Boong67350/
Bomne67342/
Bhaan67315/
Bondt67303/
Bhont67170/
Bhoin67144/
Bondø67133/
Botyn67130/
Bosne67114/
Bondì67114/
Boung67105/
Botne6774/
Bhann6773/
Bhaun6767/
Bauhn6760/
Bhoun6755/
Boucheng6753/
Bhoon6749/
Boond6746/
Bonnì6743/
Bouschen6742/
Bount6735/
Bocin6732/
Boont6731/
Bhonn6727/
Bhanh6726/
Boyng6726/
Boonc6722/
Bahnn6722/
Boonn6720/
Boint6719/
Botín6718/
Bongh6718/
Boynt6717/
Boinh6710/
Bonqu6710/
Buone679/
Bonhs679/
Bohynova678/
Bosyn678/
Boshchin677/
Bhasn676/
Bonhe676/
Bonnd676/
Boynd675/
Buond675/
Boimh675/
Bouchent675/
Boshchen674/
Buont674/
Bonng674/
Bondh674/
Bocen674/
Bahnk674/
Bhuon674/
Bondd673/
Boind673/
Bahnd673/
Bhamn673/
Boonh673/
Bochenck672/
Bouching672/
Bonnt672/
Bounh672/
Boëne672/
Bontt672/
Hbuon672/
Bongc672/
Boichenk672/
Bounn671/
Bomhe671/
Bomth671/
Bonhz671/
Boutn671/
Boynk671/
Bootn671/
Bhgan671/
Bhahn671/
Bottn671/
Bgoon671/
Bouchenk671/
Bhojn671/
Boisn671/
Bonzs671/
Bonțe671/
Bosön671/
Boushsen671/
Boumn671/
Boñne671/
Bhatn671/
Hboon671/
Botng671/
Bouhssen671/
Boynh671/
Boumh671/
Boucheen671/
Buonn670/
Beuhn670/
Bouchend670/
Boosn670/
Hbond670/
Boysn670/
Baahn670/

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