Boháč Surname

147,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Boháč Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) The rich man.

Boháč Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2,2531:4,720513
Slovakia7391:7,221704
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Bohač (59), Boháć (1), Bohác (1) & Bohac (1,671) are calculated separately.

Boháč Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) The rich man.

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

Boháč Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boháč is more commonly found in Czechia than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Bohač, Boháć, Bohác or Bohac. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boháč? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boháč is the 147,841st most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,434,863 people. The surname Boháč occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Boháč are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

Boháč is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is held by 2,253 people, or 1 in 4,720. In Czechia it is most frequent in: Moravian-Silesian Region, where 15 percent live, Prague, where 14 percent live and Central Bohemian Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Czechia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Boháč Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boháč has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Boháč last name contracted 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bohač9359/
Boháć931/
Bohác931/
Bohac871,671/
Bohát8035/
Boháľ805/
Boháčová773,209/
Boá753/
Bohács73619/
Boháth731/
Boah675,178/
Boha672,720/
Boho672,291/
Baoh67836/
Booh67477/
Bohó67147/
Bohóová6786/
Boás673/
Boáz672/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boháč
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