Bohome Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Bohome Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bohome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bohome Last Name Facts

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

Bohome has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bohome? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Bohome is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bohome live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Bohome is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 254,070. In Lesotho Bohome is mostly found in: Butha-Buthe District, where 88 percent are found and Maseru District, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 8 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bohomey9212/
Bohoume928/
Bohomme928/
Boohome921/
Bohomez921/
Bahome8353/
Boyome8323/
Bohoma832/
Bohame832/
Bouome831/
Bahomed77366/
Bohoumi7721/
Bahoume774/
Bohoumy773/
Bahomea772/
Bouomeu771/
Bohomis771/
Bahomet771/
Boahmed771/
Boahmer770/
Boame731,351/
Baome7350/
Bouahmed711,688/
Bohomist711/
Bohgameh711/
Bahoumie711/
Bahoumer711/
Bohammer711/
Bahomeed711/
Bouame671,192/
Boyoma67438/
Boamey67277/
Baomee67173/
Boamie6739/
Baomer6734/
Boamer6730/
Bouomi6728/
Baoume6710/
Boyomi678/
Baeome674/
Bohami673/
Baomei673/
Boahma673/
Bojoma672/
Bhaomi671/
Booama671/
Bohamy671/
Bauome671/
Boohammer671/
Baohma671/
Boameh671/
Bouoma671/
Baomie671/
Baomej671/
Bahoumieh671/
Bo'oma671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bohome
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