Bon Surname

10,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Bon Surname User-submission:

Bon is a French surname, meaning 'good'. This surname is given to someone with good characteristics.

Bon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France11,2841:5,886497
Philippines8,6761:11,6691,158
Vietnam5,1041:18,152359
Italy3,2381:18,8873,245
Cambodia2,0991:7,378843
United States2,0061:180,68718,064
Saudi Arabia1,5901:19,4062,666
Netherlands1,4811:11,4031,592
Mexico1,2601:98,5133,708
Russia1,1811:122,03514,547
Iran9851:77,9527,999
Egypt9151:100,4768,511
Brazil8791:243,5439,390
Ukraine7831:58,1398,384
United Arab Emirates6931:13,2211,630
Indonesia6861:192,78318,394
Malaysia6611:44,6213,580
Argentina6241:68,4995,832
Papua New Guinea5351:15,2411,474
Spain4231:110,5258,782
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Uruguay3071:11,1781,255
Canada3001:122,81912,877
Haiti2491:42,9072,732
India2221:3,455,24998,719
Australia2171:124,40413,629
Somaliland2101:16,668804
Switzerland2091:39,2965,604
Qatar1871:12,6101,382
Nigeria1791:989,62441,927
Taiwan1781:131,7121,198
England1571:354,89225,525
Portugal1421:73,3683,778
Poland1411:269,56633,257
Slovenia1411:17,6434,093
Germany1401:575,03946,885
Greece1391:79,71113,453
Thailand1191:593,600101,063
Cameroon1161:179,04418,906
Chile1161:151,8665,175
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Kazakhstan901:196,47218,382
Belgium871:132,14519,103
Belarus711:133,81819,062
Tanzania711:745,65741,495
Ivory Coast631:366,21012,917
Burkina Faso581:316,4165,491
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
South Africa561:967,45960,627
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Scotland461:116,3877,543
China451:30,384,9241,604
Croatia451:93,96915,353
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Serbia351:204,14112,371
Latvia341:60,2959,027
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Peru311:1,025,29419,244
Malta301:14,342837
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Japan271:4,734,97438,607
Madagascar251:945,9932,355
Cyprus241:36,8704,052
Colombia231:2,077,13412,400
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
Trinidad and Tobago211:64,9515,118
Puerto Rico201:177,5072,086
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
South Korea161:3,202,516604
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Lebanon151:375,80611,209
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Benin121:861,30044,192
Cuba121:960,2266,464
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Norway111:467,48139,375
Barbados101:28,7451,389
Congo91:554,34412,633
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Monaco71:5,295668
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
São Tomé and Príncipe61:29,5701,440
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Laos41:1,647,081888
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

The alternate forms: Bón (58) are calculated separately.

Bon (50,033) may also be a first name.

Bon Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bon is a French surname, meaning 'good'. This surname is given to someone with good characteristics.

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Bon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bon (Arabic: بون, Bengali: বোন, Hindi: बोन, Marathi: बोन, Russian: Бон) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Bón. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bon is the 10,974th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,435 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Bon live; 34 percent live in Southeast Asia and 21 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Bon is also the 18,479th most common given name internationally It is held by 50,033 people.

The last name Bon is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 11,284 people, or 1 in 5,886. In France it is most frequent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 18 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 15 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Other than France this last name occurs in 150 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 17 percent are found and Vietnam, where 10 percent are found.

Bon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,231 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 683 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 511 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus, Melkite Greek Catholic (40%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bon last name are 9.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.73% less than the national average, earning €25,006 per year; in Norway they earn 18.25% less than the national average, earning 282,914 kr per year; in Peru they earn 62.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,355 per year; in South Africa they earn 55.3% less than the national average, earning R 106,224 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.85% less than the national average, earning $20,466,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $43,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.92% more than the national average, earning $56,598 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bón8958/
Bond86138,885/
Bone8654,213/
Boon8639,897/
Bong8639,771/
Bohn8639,488/
Bonn867,423/
Boen865,810/
Boin864,706/
Buon864,392/
Bont861,748/
Boun861,301/
Boyn86250/
Botn86194/
Bhon86110/
Bonh8689/
Bosn8654/
Bonì868/
Bomn862/
Bonø862/
Bonț862/
Bojn861/
Bonï861/
Boone7586,405/
Bonne7510,350/
Bhong758,179/
Bohun754,916/
Boyne754,872/
Botin754,688/
Boune754,026/
Bhone752,322/
Boing752,242/
Bound752,014/
Bosin751,924/
Bogne751,706/
Buong751,164/
Bosen75993/
Boine75755/
Bhond75659/
Boten75394/
Boong75350/
Bomne75342/
Bondt75303/
Bohyn75204/
Bhont75170/
Bhoin75144/
Bondø75133/
Botyn75130/
Bosne75114/
Bondì75114/
Boung75105/
Botne7574/
Bohnn7571/
Bhoun7555/
Bhoon7549/
Boond7546/
Bonnì7543/
Bount7535/
Bocin7532/
Boont7531/
Bhonn7527/
Boyng7526/
Boonc7522/
Boonn7520/
Boint7519/
Botín7518/
Bongh7518/
Boynt7517/
Åboen7517/
Bhoen7514/
Boinh7510/
Bonqu7510/
Buone759/
Bonhs759/
Bosyn758/
Bothn757/
Bonhe756/
Bonnd756/
Boynd755/
Buond755/
Buont754/
Bonng754/
Bondh754/
Bocen754/
Bhuon754/
Bondd753/
Bouyn753/
Boind753/
Bouhn753/
Boonh753/
Bonnt752/
Bounh752/
Boëne752/
Bontt752/
Hbuon752/
Bongc752/
Bounn751/
Bonhz751/
Boutn751/
Boyhn751/
Boynk751/
Bootn751/
Bohhn751/
Bohnd751/
Bohnt751/
Boihn751/
Bottn751/
Bgoon751/
Bhojn751/
Boisn751/
Boohn751/
Bonzs751/
Bonțe751/
Bosön751/
Boumn751/
Boñne751/
Hboon751/
Botng751/
Boynh751/
Buonn750/
Boosn750/
Boenn750/
Hbond750/
Bohnk750/
Boysn750/
Ban67379,831/
Won67155,635/
Bun6776,987/
Von6757,267/
Boutin6732,389/
Bom6713,048/
Bongue679,005/
Boysen678,620/
Bottin675,573/
Bán675,389/
Boisen672,736/
Botten672,265/
Bouten672,156/
Bossen672,082/
Bochen671,674/
Bosing67819/
Bhojne67730/
Boiten67714/
Booten67683/
Bossin67592/
Uon67557/
Boteng67491/
Bochin67433/
Boting67429/
Bonova67349/
Boisne67349/
Bhoine67239/
Boigne67214/
Bosien67143/
Bohsen67137/
Bonque67117/
Bouyne67106/
Bocing67104/
Bothne6780/
Bousen6779/
Bojneh6779/
Bongne6778/
Boitin6756/
Boosen6756/
Boënne6755/
Bousin6753/
Bonová6752/
Bootin6750/
Boonne6750/
Bounne6747/
Boseng6747/
Běhoun6746/
Bosink6743/
Bochyn6742/
Boyten6731/
Boytin6729/
Bougne6724/
Boosin6723/
Boisyn6722/
Boggin6721/
Bottne6717/
Bocent6717/
Bohijn6717/
Bohyna6717/
Boinne6715/
Bosåen6715/
Boåsen6715/
Boshyn6715/
Bohten6714/
Bonowa6712/
Boinck6711/
Boonth6711/
Boisin679/
Bozsin679/
Bhound678/
Boysin676/
Booina676/
Bhoyne675/
Bhoosn675/
Boszin675/
Boycen675/
Bhosne674/
Buotin674/
Boycin673/
Bhotin673/
Boucen673/
Bão673/
D'Bond673/
Bomgne673/
Boundh673/
Boondh673/
Bhogne672/
Bhonng672/
Bhoune672/
Bootne672/
Botink672/
Boucin672/
Bhoong672/
Bhoung672/
Bún672/
Bün672/
Boumne672/
Boutín672/
Booysn672/
Boosyn672/
Boonng672/
Boceng672/
Boseen671/
Bosent671/
Bosinc671/
Bosnck671/
Bonn'e671/
Bouthn671/
Boynne671/
Bhuong671/
Bhocin671/
Bhoint671/
Bhonne671/
Bhosen671/
Bhount671/
Bohhng671/
Bàn671/
Bonggc671/
Bojcen671/
Bojsyn671/
Boisén671/
Buon'g671/
Buondì671/
Bosyng671/
Boutyn671/
Bounhe671/
Bosend671/
Bozsén671/
Boÿsen671/
Bhongh671/
Bhoone671/
Bhosin671/
Bongkk671/
Beeoun671/
Buonng671/
Buosen671/
Buosin671/
Boijnk671/
Boinhg671/
Boonkh671/
Bousne670/

Bon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bon in the Bengali language
বোনbona-
Bon in the Hindi language
बोनbona92.31
बोणbona7.69
Bon in the Marathi language
बोनbona84.38
बॉनbona15.63
Bon in the Russian language
Бонbon-
Bon in the Arabic language
بونbwn-

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