Bosak Surname
Approximately 15,539 people bear this surname
Bosak Surname User-submission:
The Bosak surname is of Slavic origin, and is believed to date back to the Renaissance period. It traces its roots back to a region in the north of the Carpathian mountains, Europe (a region once known as White-Croatia and currently a part of Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia) from where it spread to other parts of Europe, Americas, Asia.
Read More About This SurnameBosak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 6,406 | 1:119,742 | 7,754 |
| Ukraine | 1,989 | 1:22,887 | 3,243 |
| Poland | 1,970 | 1:19,294 | 2,898 |
| United States | 1,717 | 1:211,100 | 20,629 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Croatia | 657 | 1:6,436 | 945 |
| Russia | 498 | 1:289,404 | 29,864 |
| Belarus | 428 | 1:22,199 | 3,751 |
| Brazil | 175 | 1:1,223,282 | 42,166 |
| Australia | 153 | 1:176,442 | 17,942 |
| Canada | 144 | 1:255,872 | 24,214 |
| Germany | 89 | 1:904,556 | 64,175 |
| Austria | 87 | 1:97,879 | 14,223 |
| Belgium | 49 | 1:234,625 | 29,441 |
| Serbia | 48 | 1:148,853 | 10,308 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Denmark | 36 | 1:156,798 | 13,614 |
| Slovakia | 32 | 1:166,764 | 29,092 |
| Kazakhstan | 31 | 1:570,403 | 40,441 |
| Czechia | 31 | 1:343,015 | 41,724 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Slovenia | 21 | 1:118,461 | 12,441 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| Transnistria | 17 | 1:27,923 | 4,766 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Moldova | 11 | 1:323,761 | 25,884 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Nepal | 7 | 1:4,068,708 | 11,207 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
The alternate forms: Bosák (1,170), Bošak (6) & Bošák (51) are calculated separately.
Bosak (60) may also be a first name.
Bosak Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Bosak surname is of Slavic origin, and is believed to date back to the Renaissance period. It traces its roots back to a region in the north of the Carpathian mountains, Europe (a region once known as White-Croatia and currently a part of Poland, Ukraine, Slovakia) from where it spread to other parts of Europe, Americas, Asia. The surnames meaning comes from the Proto-Slavic word *bos, meaning 'barefooted'.
- whitelegionnaireThe Bosaz surname is originally from Croatia, more specifically from a little town called Žminj. It is a variant of the surname Bosak.
- latinjunglestickThe Bosak surname comes from the Ukrainian word bosjak (bosyak), which means 'financially poor person'.
- ostapbosakBosak Demographics
Average Bosak Salary in
United States
$47,885 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bosak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bosak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bosak (Bengali: বসাক, Hindi: बोसाक, Marathi: बोसाक, Russian: Босак) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Bosák, Bošak or Bošák. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bosak? popularity and diffusion
Bosak is the 34,107th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 468,984 people. Bosak occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Bosak reside; 46 percent reside in South Asia and 41 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Bosak is also the 1,270,172nd most widely held forename internationally, borne by 60 people.
The last name Bosak is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 6,406 people, or 1 in 119,742. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 87 percent reside, Assam, where 10 percent reside and West Bengal, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 13 percent reside and Poland, where 13 percent reside.
Bosak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Bosak last name are 8.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.21% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bosak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $47,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.37% less than the national average, earning $46,518 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bosak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bosak in the Bengali language | ||
| বসাক | basaka | - |
| Bosak in the Marathi language | ||
| बोसाक | bosaka | 85.71 |
| बोसक | bosaka | 14.29 |
| Bosak in the Hindi language | ||
| बोसाक | bosaka | 72.73 |
| बोसक | bosaka | 9.09 |
| पोसाक | posaka | 9.09 |
| बोसका | bosaka | 9.09 |
| Bosak in the Russian language | ||
| Босак | bosak | - |
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