Boshof Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Boshof Surname Definition:

Place name in Province of Limburg, Holland.

Boshof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany991:813,18659,527
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Boshof Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Province of Limburg, Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Boshof Last Name Facts

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

Boshof is most common in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boshof? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,441,361st most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The surname Boshof occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Boshof live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 813,186. In Germany Boshof is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 79 percent reside, Bavaria, where 11 percent reside and Berlin, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Germany it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Boshof Last Name Statistics demography

Boshof earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.98% less than the national average, earning R 235,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boshoff9220,968/
Boschof926/
Bosshof922/
Bosof913/
Boschoff8623/
Boschosf861/
Bosshoff861/
Boeshoff860/
Boshov8322/
Boshow8311/
Bossof835/
Bosoff832/
Bodsof832/
Bashof831/
Bushof831/
Bousof831/
Boussof77625/
Bushoff7777/
Bashoff7743/
Beshoff7742/
Bousouf7739/
Boshova7727/
Bossoff7712/
Boushaf774/
Botsoff774/
Bossouf773/
Bochoff772/
Boeshov771/
Beshoof771/
Buschof771/
Botchof771/
Bashoif771/
Bousofe771/
Boyshow770/
Bosov731,435/
Bozof7331/
Basof735/
Besof734/
Bosaf734/
Bosob733/
Uosof733/
Bosow732/
Busof731/
Boussouf718,340/
Bouchouf71947/
Busshoff7199/
Baschoff7123/
Boychoff7120/
Boytsoff718/
Buschoff718/
Botchoff713/
Boeschow712/
Beschoff712/
Buishoff711/
Boshowss711/
Boushoub711/
Bousoufe711/
Beushoff710/
Bochhoff710/
Beushoof710/
Baushoff710/
Bosova671,536/
Bochow67915/
Bossow67640/
Bashow67477/
Bashov67258/
Boshab67208/
Boshaw67197/
Buschhoff67195/
Bashob67157/
Bushov67141/
Bosafe67100/
Bosowa6766/
Bossov6760/
Botsov6753/
Boisov6736/
Basoff6733/
Bozoff6723/
Washof6720/
Bochov6714/
Besoff6711/
Bosoib676/
Bousaf675/
Beshov674/
Bachof673/
Bassof673/
Beshow673/
Buchof673/
Boysov672/
Boosov672/
Bushow672/
Bashaf672/
Bosovs672/
Boyschova671/
Büschhoff671/
Bushaf671/
Beshaf671/
Botschaft671/
Batsof671/
Boussoufe671/
Beuschoff670/

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