Bosistow Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Bosistow Surname Definition:

An estate in the parish of St. Levan in Cornwall, which "in remote times" belonged to the family. D. Gilbert's Cornwall.

Bosistow Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Bosistow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An estate in the parish of St. Levan in Cornwall, which "in remote times" belonged to the family. D. Gilbert's Cornwall.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

See Bosistow. and to have come into Scotland in the reign of Malcolm III., and possessed lands in the Merse. called after them (his descendants) Boswell Lands."

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Bosistow Last Name Facts

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

Bosistow is more frequently found in Spain than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bosistow.

How Common Is The Last Name Bosistow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bosistow is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bosistow live; 100 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 100 percent live in Iberian Europe.

The surname is most common in Spain, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,350,407. In Spain it is mostly concentrated in: Madrid, where 100 percent live.

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Basistow882/
Bosistov881/
Bositov8023/
Basistov75118/
Bositova754/
Basistova71136/
Borzistov711/
Bashistov711/
Boggestow711/
Boisaitov711/
Vositov672,079/
Basitov67102/
Bogitov679/
Beschistov671/
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