Bon Surname
Approximately 51,164 people bear this surname
Bon Surname User-submission:
Bon is a French surname, meaning 'good'. This surname is given to someone with good characteristics.
Bon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 11,284 | 1:5,886 | 497 |
| Philippines | 8,676 | 1:11,669 | 1,158 |
| Vietnam | 5,104 | 1:18,152 | 359 |
| Italy | 3,238 | 1:18,887 | 3,245 |
| Cambodia | 2,099 | 1:7,378 | 843 |
| United States | 2,006 | 1:180,687 | 18,064 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,590 | 1:19,406 | 2,666 |
| Netherlands | 1,481 | 1:11,403 | 1,592 |
| Mexico | 1,260 | 1:98,513 | 3,708 |
| Russia | 1,181 | 1:122,035 | 14,547 |
| Iran | 985 | 1:77,952 | 7,999 |
| Egypt | 915 | 1:100,476 | 8,511 |
| Brazil | 879 | 1:243,543 | 9,390 |
| Ukraine | 783 | 1:58,139 | 8,384 |
| United Arab Emirates | 693 | 1:13,221 | 1,630 |
| Indonesia | 686 | 1:192,783 | 18,394 |
| Malaysia | 661 | 1:44,621 | 3,580 |
| Argentina | 624 | 1:68,499 | 5,832 |
| Papua New Guinea | 535 | 1:15,241 | 1,474 |
| Spain | 423 | 1:110,525 | 8,782 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Uruguay | 307 | 1:11,178 | 1,255 |
| Canada | 300 | 1:122,819 | 12,877 |
| Haiti | 249 | 1:42,907 | 2,732 |
| India | 222 | 1:3,455,249 | 98,719 |
| Australia | 217 | 1:124,404 | 13,629 |
| Somaliland | 210 | 1:16,668 | 804 |
| Switzerland | 209 | 1:39,296 | 5,604 |
| Qatar | 187 | 1:12,610 | 1,382 |
| Nigeria | 179 | 1:989,624 | 41,927 |
| Taiwan | 178 | 1:131,712 | 1,198 |
| England | 157 | 1:354,892 | 25,525 |
| Portugal | 142 | 1:73,368 | 3,778 |
| Poland | 141 | 1:269,566 | 33,257 |
| Slovenia | 141 | 1:17,643 | 4,093 |
| Germany | 140 | 1:575,039 | 46,885 |
| Greece | 139 | 1:79,711 | 13,453 |
| Thailand | 119 | 1:593,600 | 101,063 |
| Cameroon | 116 | 1:179,044 | 18,906 |
| Chile | 116 | 1:151,866 | 5,175 |
| Dominican Republic | 100 | 1:104,329 | 4,466 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 90 | 1:196,472 | 18,382 |
| Belgium | 87 | 1:132,145 | 19,103 |
| Belarus | 71 | 1:133,818 | 19,062 |
| Tanzania | 71 | 1:745,657 | 41,495 |
| Ivory Coast | 63 | 1:366,210 | 12,917 |
| Burkina Faso | 58 | 1:316,416 | 5,491 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Estonia | 50 | 1:26,436 | 4,834 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| Scotland | 46 | 1:116,387 | 7,543 |
| China | 45 | 1:30,384,924 | 1,604 |
| Croatia | 45 | 1:93,969 | 15,353 |
| French Polynesia | 43 | 1:6,530 | 1,442 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Serbia | 35 | 1:204,141 | 12,371 |
| Latvia | 34 | 1:60,295 | 9,027 |
| Uzbekistan | 33 | 1:937,247 | 18,607 |
| New Caledonia | 31 | 1:8,910 | 2,168 |
| Peru | 31 | 1:1,025,294 | 19,244 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Czechia | 29 | 1:366,671 | 43,532 |
| Japan | 27 | 1:4,734,974 | 38,607 |
| Madagascar | 25 | 1:945,993 | 2,355 |
| Cyprus | 24 | 1:36,870 | 4,052 |
| Colombia | 23 | 1:2,077,134 | 12,400 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 21 | 1:64,951 | 5,118 |
| Puerto Rico | 20 | 1:177,507 | 2,086 |
| Kenya | 18 | 1:2,565,550 | 37,160 |
| South Korea | 16 | 1:3,202,516 | 604 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Lebanon | 15 | 1:375,806 | 11,209 |
| Bulgaria | 13 | 1:536,839 | 23,182 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Cuba | 12 | 1:960,226 | 6,464 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Barbados | 10 | 1:28,745 | 1,389 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Monaco | 7 | 1:5,295 | 668 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 6 | 1:29,570 | 1,440 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Armenia | 5 | 1:586,036 | 10,281 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Mauritius | 5 | 1:258,683 | 8,939 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 163 | 1:308,090 | 24,322 |
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.
- deleted-173293Bon Demographics
Bon Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Bon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bon (Arabic: بون, Bengali: বোন, Hindi: बोन, Marathi: बोन, Russian: Бон) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Bón. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bon? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bon is the 10,974th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 142,435 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 44 percent of Bon are found; 34 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 21 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 18,479th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 50,033 people.
The last name Bon is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 11,284 people, or 1 in 5,886. In France Bon is mostly concentrated in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 18 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 15 percent live and Île-de-France, where 13 percent live. Not including France Bon occurs in 150 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 17 percent live and Vietnam, where 10 percent live.
Bon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,231 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 683 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 511 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bon surname is predominantly 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 Bon are 9.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.74% registered to vote for the political 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
Bon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bon in the Bengali language | ||
| বোন | bona | - |
| Bon in the Hindi language | ||
| बोन | bona | 92.31 |
| बोण | bona | 7.69 |
| Bon in the Marathi language | ||
| बोन | bona | 84.38 |
| बॉन | bona | 15.63 |
| Bon in the Russian language | ||
| Бон | bon | - |
| Bon in the Arabic language | ||
| بون | bwn | - |
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