Boos Surname

24,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Boos Surname Definition:

(Dutch, English) The angry or cross man; descendant of Boaz (in him is strength); dweller near the cattle stall.

Boos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,9481:8,0931,000
United States5,3411:67,8637,894
Egypt1,1591:79,3237,119
France1,0641:62,4278,527
Brazil9131:234,4749,064
Somaliland7151:4,895413
Russia6981:206,48022,604
Switzerland6781:12,1131,999
Canada4331:85,0949,439
Netherlands2301:73,42312,454
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Argentina1361:314,29024,990
Kazakhstan961:184,19317,497
India401:19,176,635286,670
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Trinidad and Tobago261:52,4614,513
England261:2,143,00282,017
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Croatia181:234,92226,068
Austria161:532,21549,801
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Barbados141:20,5321,076
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway71:734,61250,907
China71:195,331,65210,124
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7591:66,1647,195

Boos (301) may also be a first name.

Boos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch, English) The angry or cross man; descendant of Boaz (in him is strength); dweller near the cattle stall.

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

Boos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boos (Hindi: बोस, Russian: Боос) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Boos.

How Common Is The Last Name Boos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 24,474th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 329,992 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Boos live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 507,810th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 301 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 9,948 people, or 1 in 8,093. In Germany Boos is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 89 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Egypt, where 5 percent are found.

Boos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Boos last name grew 704 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 520 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (68%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Boos surname are 11.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.37% registered with the political party.

The amount Boos earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 21.98% less than the national average, earning 270,007 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 33.62% less than the national average, earning $15,069,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning $45,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $52,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boots897,749/
Boose893,644/
Boost891,114/
Booys89904/
Boosh89403/
Boosz89114/
Booss8963/
Boods895/
Bhoos894/
Boohs893/
Hboos892/
Boosd891/
Boozs890/
Bos8671,004/
Boo8614,695/
Booyse803,120/
Boodts80419/
Booths8071/
Boosch8012/
Boosse8012/
Bhoosh804/
Bootss802/
Booshe802/
Booies802/
Boosze801/
Bootsd801/
Bootse801/
Bootst801/
Bootts800/
Bose75205,607/
Boss7561,046/
Bois7516,620/
Bost7512,891/
Boot7510,686/
Bosh7510,120/
Boes758,831/
Booc758,036/
Bosc757,826/
Boys755,884/
Booy753,272/
Bous752,085/
Booz751,993/
Bots751,875/
Voos751,856/
Bhos751,686/
Bood751,183/
Booe751,177/
Boop75929/
Bohs75355/
Boox75261/
Bosz75190/
Woos75124/
Booß7589/
Boës7533/
Bods7525/
Bhoo7521/
Boxs7513/
Buos7512/
Boïs7510/
Booa759/
Bojs758/
Boså757/
Boås756/
Bozs754/
Bosd754/
Booj753/
Bosø753/
Bošs752/
Bosp751/
Bosx751/
Booï751/
Bosj751/
Booijse7387/
Bootsch7312/
Boosova732/
Bhooshj731/
Bo67643,752/
Bosch6785,296/
Bosse6728,569/
Botts676,495/
Booij672,432/
Bouse672,032/
Boise671,456/
Bohus671,255/
Bouts671,192/
Bhose67846/
Bhoot67837/
Boust67781/
Vooys67682/
Boyse67620/
Boush67486/
Boshe67390/
Bouss67325/
Boess67302/
Bhois67292/
Boodt67291/
Hbous67287/
Bosze67269/
Booch67261/
Boyts67248/
Woost67201/
Bouys67173/
Voots67158/
Voost67119/
Boyst67104/
Botse6797/
Boits6782/
Boott6770/
Bhosh6766/
Bouhs6766/
Bhoop6757/
Boist6749/
Boodh6749/
Bhooj6747/
Boyds6741/
Vooss6741/
Boesz6738/
Boesh6737/
Boiss6732/
Bhoss6729/
Buose6728/
Boojh6724/
Botsh6723/
Booie6723/
Boids6721/
Bodse6719/
Voose6713/
Boyss6712/
Bhood6711/
Boscz6711/
Bojjs6710/
Boorz6710/
Boozh6710/
Botås6710/
Bousj6710/
Boish679/
Boths678/
Boocz678/
Bgous678/
Booph677/
Bhots676/
Bodës675/
Booyt674/
Woose674/
Bodds673/
Boysh673/
Bosce673/
Bosth673/
Bodås673/
Bootd673/
Booyd672/
Bosst672/
Boisd672/
Bojsz672/
Boozj672/
Boozz672/
Bousz672/
Bhoes672/
Boxsh671/
Buots671/
Bossd671/
Bossh671/
Boszz671/
Botss671/
Bouds671/
Boopp671/
Booxz671/
Booyh671/
Bhooa671/
Woosd671/
Booee671/
Woosh671/
Bodsh671/
Booxx671/
Booiy671/
Boodd671/
Bojsh671/
Buoys671/
Botës671/
Bousd671/
Bouïs671/
Bossz671/
Bhods671/
D'Bos671/
Boujs671/
Bohys671/
Bootp671/
Hbhos671/
Booce670/
Bostt670/
Boyhs670/
Boohy670/
Boshd670/
Bosjh670/

Boos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boos in the Hindi language
बोसbosa-
Boos in the Russian language
Боосboos-

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