Bosco Surname
Approximately 145,916 people bear this surname
Bosco Surname Definition:
(Italian) Dweller in, or near, a woods.
Bosco Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 36,191 | 1:271 | 66 |
| Rwanda | 25,426 | 1:447 | 88 |
| Brazil | 22,357 | 1:9,575 | 563 |
| Italy | 20,113 | 1:3,041 | 254 |
| Sudan | 7,560 | 1:4,962 | 714 |
| Tanzania | 7,296 | 1:7,256 | 945 |
| United States | 6,329 | 1:57,270 | 6,808 |
| Argentina | 3,172 | 1:13,475 | 1,215 |
| Angola | 2,169 | 1:12,443 | 1,529 |
| Ghana | 1,940 | 1:13,928 | 1,803 |
| India | 1,680 | 1:456,587 | 23,511 |
| Malawi | 1,412 | 1:12,124 | 1,884 |
| Chad | 1,348 | 1:10,083 | 1,325 |
| DR Congo | 1,163 | 1:63,525 | 7,507 |
| Kenya | 1,151 | 1:40,122 | 4,227 |
| France | 1,133 | 1:58,626 | 7,867 |
| Papua New Guinea | 517 | 1:15,771 | 1,544 |
| Canada | 445 | 1:82,799 | 9,222 |
| Indonesia | 402 | 1:328,978 | 28,772 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Uganda | 324 | 1:120,492 | 11,464 |
| Australia | 265 | 1:101,871 | 11,478 |
| Switzerland | 229 | 1:35,864 | 5,201 |
| Cameroon | 208 | 1:99,851 | 11,805 |
| England | 197 | 1:282,833 | 21,968 |
| Mexico | 174 | 1:713,369 | 10,931 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Nigeria | 158 | 1:1,121,157 | 46,146 |
| Belgium | 136 | 1:84,534 | 13,247 |
| Spain | 121 | 1:386,380 | 21,365 |
| Malaysia | 113 | 1:261,011 | 14,629 |
| Dominican Republic | 108 | 1:96,601 | 4,209 |
| Ecuador | 89 | 1:178,717 | 7,540 |
| Uruguay | 82 | 1:41,851 | 4,775 |
| Germany | 78 | 1:1,032,121 | 70,345 |
| Venezuela | 74 | 1:408,163 | 8,379 |
| Singapore | 73 | 1:75,448 | 3,146 |
| Chile | 62 | 1:284,137 | 8,321 |
| Liberia | 57 | 1:77,343 | 6,506 |
| Ivory Coast | 54 | 1:427,245 | 14,306 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| Northern Ireland | 43 | 1:42,908 | 3,866 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Solomon Islands | 34 | 1:17,060 | 3,300 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Peru | 15 | 1:2,118,942 | 25,723 |
| Hong Kong | 14 | 1:523,963 | 3,360 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Oman | 10 | 1:368,797 | 5,193 |
| Ireland | 9 | 1:523,215 | 15,956 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Cape Verde | 7 | 1:75,663 | 2,587 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Macau | 6 | 1:100,272 | 488 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Bôsco (2) & Boscó (1) are calculated separately.
Bosco (219,612) may also be a first name.
Bosco Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Italian) Dweller in, or near, a woods.
Probably retained from the latinization of At-Wood or Du-Bois, which was De Bosco.
Bosco Demographics
Average Bosco Salary in
United States
$48,189 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bosco Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bosco Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bosco (Marathi: बोसको) is carried by more people in Burundi than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Bôsco or Boscó. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bosco? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,837th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,943 people. The last name Bosco occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Bosco live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,766th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 219,612 people.
The surname Bosco is most frequently used in Burundi, where it is held by 36,191 people, or 1 in 271. Excluding Burundi it exists in 132 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 17 percent are found and Brazil, where 15 percent are found.
Bosco Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bosco has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 35,161 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,642 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 900 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bosco Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Shiite (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Bosco are 7.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.9% registered with the political party.
The amount Bosco earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning €31,242 per year; in Peru they earn 48.13% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,055 per year; in South Africa they earn 46.51% less than the national average, earning R 127,116 per year; in United States they earn 11.68% more than the national average, earning $48,189 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.96% more than the national average, earning $58,608 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bosco Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bosco in the Marathi language | ||
| बोसको | bosako | 71.43 |
| बॉसको | bosako | 14.29 |
| बॉक्सो | bokso | 14.29 |
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