Bos Surname

7,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bos Surname Definition:

(Dutch, German) Dweller in, or near, the woods; the quarrelsome man.

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Bos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands39,3881:42913
India11,0881:69,1804,696
United States5,3021:68,3637,945
France3,5051:18,9512,144
Canada1,6521:22,3043,050
Egypt1,4341:64,1116,013
Belgium1,0081:11,4051,676
Australia9991:27,0233,675
Germany7151:112,59513,862
South Africa6681:81,10410,011
Brazil3931:544,71820,417
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Russia3421:421,41240,292
Thailand3391:208,37334,683
New Zealand3041:14,8962,609
Somaliland2941:11,905693
England2791:199,70617,470
Indonesia2751:480,90639,594
Argentina2601:164,39813,834
Spain2311:202,39013,842
Cambodia2261:68,5272,066
Papua New Guinea2031:40,1664,870
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Philippines1451:698,19571,110
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Switzerland991:82,9599,414
Italy821:745,81361,559
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Malaysia701:421,34621,816
Poland691:550,85151,833
Guatemala561:287,1904,402
United Arab Emirates521:176,19812,766
Ukraine501:910,45487,604
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Belarus341:279,44332,011
Israel341:251,69522,987
Kazakhstan311:570,40340,441
Romania281:717,06748,956
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
Norway251:205,69123,411
Croatia241:176,19222,291
Finland211:261,74820,300
Greece201:553,99069,165
Curaçao191:8,276277
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Austria171:500,90847,931
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Scotland111:486,71119,179
China101:136,732,1577,199
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominica11:75,891912
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:267,12121,813

The alternate forms: Boş (306), Boš (23), Bós (18), Boś (18), Boș (4) & Bõs (1) are calculated separately.

Bos (4,375) may also be a first name.

Bos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch, German) Dweller in, or near, the woods; the quarrelsome man.

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

User-submitted Reference

Bos is Dutch for 'forest'.

- frazinray

Bos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bos (Arabic: بوسيه, Bengali: বোস, Hindi: बोस, Marathi: बोस, Oriya: େବାସ, Russian: Бос) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Boş, Boš, Bós, Boś, Boș or Bõs. Click here for other possible spellings of Bos.

How Common Is The Last Name Bos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,991st most widely held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 102,636 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Bos are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Bos is also the 104,371st most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 4,375 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 39,388 people, or 1 in 429. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 18 percent are found, North Holland, where 17 percent are found and Gelderland, where 12 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this surname is found in 122 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Bos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bos last name increased 2,820 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 3,986 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bos last name is principally Orthodox (84%) in Russia and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bos surname are 26.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.69% registered with the party.

The amount Bos earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.43% less than the national average, earning 282,306 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.73% more than the national average, earning R 260,760 per year; in Colombia they earn 30.88% more than the national average, earning $29,712,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,971 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.92% less than the national average, earning $48,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boş89306/
Boš8923/
Bós8918/
Boś8918/
Boș894/
Bõs891/
Bose86205,607/
Boss8661,046/
Boos8622,084/
Bois8616,620/
Bost8612,891/
Bosh8610,120/
Boes868,831/
Bosc867,826/
Boys865,884/
Bous862,085/
Bots861,875/
Bhos861,686/
Bohs86355/
Bosz86190/
Boës8633/
Bods8625/
Boxs8613/
Buos8612/
Boïs8610/
Bojs868/
Boså867/
Boås866/
Bozs864/
Bosd864/
Bosø863/
Bošs862/
Bosp861/
Bosx861/
Bosj861/
Bo80643,752/
Bosch7585,296/
Bosse7528,569/
Boots757,749/
Botts756,495/
Boose753,644/
Bouse752,032/
Boise751,456/
Bohus751,255/
Bouts751,192/
Boost751,114/
Booys75904/
Bhose75846/
Boust75781/
Boyse75620/
Boush75486/
Boosh75403/
Boshe75390/
Bouss75325/
Boess75302/
Bhois75292/
Hbous75287/
Bosze75269/
Boyts75248/
Bouys75173/
Boosz75114/
Boyst75104/
Botse7597/
Boits7582/
Bhosh7566/
Bouhs7566/
Booss7563/
Boist7549/
Boyds7541/
Boesz7538/
Boesh7537/
Boiss7532/
Bhoss7529/
Buose7528/
Botsh7523/
Boids7521/
Bodse7519/
Boyss7512/
Boscz7511/
Bojjs7510/
Botås7510/
Bousj7510/
Boish759/
Boths758/
Bgous758/
Bhots756/
Boods755/
Bodës755/
Bhoos754/
Bodds753/
Boysh753/
Bosce753/
Bosth753/
Boohs753/
Bodås753/
Bosst752/
Boisd752/
Bojsz752/
Bousz752/
Hboos752/
Bhoes752/
Boxsh751/
Buots751/
Bossd751/
Bossh751/
Boszz751/
Botss751/
Bouds751/
Boosd751/
Bodsh751/
Bojsh751/
Buoys751/
Botës751/
Bousd751/
Bouïs751/
Bossz751/
Bhods751/
D'Bos751/
Boujs751/
Bohys751/
Hbhos751/
Bostt750/
Boyhs750/
Boozs750/
Boshd750/
Bosjh750/
Boy6790,441/
Vos6756,707/
Boz6747,958/
Boa6744,552/
Bou6736,734/
Bas6734,453/
Box6730,929/
Boi6723,460/
Bot6722,803/
Boo6714,695/
Bop6710,381/
Boh679,483/
Bus677,932/
Boc676,231/
Buo673,826/
Boj673,809/
Booyse673,120/
Bho672,758/
Boisse672,073/
Bod671,959/
Wos671,776/
Bosova671,536/
Boß671,361/
Bús671,324/
Boggis671,175/
Bosche67874/
Bottse67543/
Boodts67419/
Bousse67366/
Boğ67171/
Bodsch67167/
Bousch67139/
Boï67114/
Boitse67112/
Boţ6794/
Botshe6773/
Hbouss6772/
Booths6771/
Bosowa6766/
Bgo6750/
Bossch6744/
Boisch6742/
Beheos6742/
Bohysh6741/
Boț6736/
D'Bois6721/
Uos6717/
Boushe6716/
Bosová6714/
Boosch6712/
Boosse6712/
Boysse6712/
Hbo6710/
Åbo6710/
Boî6710/
Boidts678/
Boë678/
Bhoshe676/
Boiseh676/
Bảo675/
Boć675/
Bhoosh674/
H'Bous673/
Boishe673/
Boutse673/
Boá673/
Bhouse672/
Bootss672/
Boushh672/
Booshe672/
Bož672/
Boudts672/
Booies672/
Boschd671/
Bostch671/
Boutts671/
Boyszh671/
Boosze671/
Bootsd671/
Bhodse671/
Bhohse671/
Bhoise671/
Bohies671/
Boisht671/
Hbosch671/
Boisst671/
Buosse671/
Bùs671/
Bás671/
Boussh671/
Bousze671/
Bouyss671/
Boudse671/
Boshch671/
Bossse671/
Boå671/
Boÿ671/
Boȗ671/
Boytse671/
Boydss671/
Boschs671/
Bootse671/
Bhoush671/
Boç671/
Boczsz671/
Bootst671/
Boszsz671/
Bootts670/
Bouyse670/
Boystt670/
Boitts670/

Bos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bos in the Bengali language
বোসbosa-
Bos in the Marathi language
बोसbosa99.48
Bos in the Hindi language
बोसbosa99.31
एसesa0.61
Bos in the Oriya language
େବାସebasa98.25
Bos in the Russian language
Босbos-
Bos in the Arabic language
بوسيهbwsyh-
بوسbws-

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