Boslam Surname
Approximately 79 people bear this surname
Boslam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Boslam (22) may also be a first name.
Boslam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boslam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boslam occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boslam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Boslam live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Boslam is also the 2,301,746th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.
Boslam is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 2,530,611. In Nigeria Boslam is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 69 percent reside, Taraba, where 23 percent reside and Lagos, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 8 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.
Boslam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Boslam has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Boslam surname decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boslam
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