Bohn Surname
Approximately 39,488 people bear this surname
Bohn Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Bono; a pet form of names beginning with Bon (demand), as Bonard and Bonuald.
Bohn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 16,088 | 1:5,004 | 599 |
| United States | 13,688 | 1:26,480 | 3,329 |
| Brazil | 3,856 | 1:55,517 | 2,111 |
| France | 1,727 | 1:38,461 | 4,767 |
| Canada | 1,043 | 1:35,327 | 4,515 |
| Argentina | 1,009 | 1:42,362 | 3,565 |
| Denmark | 533 | 1:10,590 | 998 |
| Australia | 166 | 1:162,625 | 16,859 |
| England | 136 | 1:409,692 | 28,019 |
| Paraguay | 133 | 1:54,412 | 1,534 |
| Switzerland | 126 | 1:65,182 | 7,970 |
| Austria | 119 | 1:71,558 | 10,916 |
| Liberia | 113 | 1:39,014 | 3,601 |
| Chile | 106 | 1:166,193 | 5,518 |
| Belgium | 93 | 1:123,620 | 18,077 |
| Hungary | 80 | 1:122,703 | 11,458 |
| Japan | 72 | 1:1,775,615 | 26,312 |
| Sweden | 49 | 1:200,954 | 13,911 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| Cameroon | 36 | 1:576,919 | 44,454 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 104 | 1:234,379 | 17,485 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,126 | 1:23,621 | 2,945 |
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.
Bohn Demographics
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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.
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Bohn Reference & Research
Bowen DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Bowen 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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Footnotes
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