Bosman Surname
Approximately 37,687 people bear this surname
Bosman Surname Definition:
“Forester” in Dutch (Bos). See also Vorster.
Bosman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 19,443 | 1:2,786 | 356 |
| Netherlands | 11,151 | 1:1,514 | 86 |
| Belgium | 2,130 | 1:5,397 | 642 |
| United States | 1,924 | 1:188,388 | 18,706 |
| Australia | 548 | 1:49,262 | 6,140 |
| Canada | 343 | 1:107,422 | 11,548 |
| England | 318 | 1:175,214 | 15,952 |
| Haiti | 204 | 1:52,372 | 3,124 |
| New Zealand | 193 | 1:23,463 | 4,124 |
| France | 193 | 1:344,159 | 51,782 |
| Romania | 183 | 1:109,715 | 12,326 |
| Germany | 155 | 1:519,390 | 43,831 |
| Indonesia | 106 | 1:1,247,634 | 87,669 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80 | 1:101,921 | 13,735 |
| Slovakia | 49 | 1:108,907 | 20,583 |
| Zimbabwe | 41 | 1:376,542 | 34,729 |
| Czechia | 38 | 1:279,828 | 36,495 |
| Lesotho | 36 | 1:56,460 | 8,384 |
| Chile | 34 | 1:518,132 | 13,148 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Croatia | 24 | 1:176,192 | 22,291 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Greece | 22 | 1:503,627 | 63,727 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| United Arab Emirates | 16 | 1:572,642 | 23,583 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Isle of Man | 11 | 1:7,802 | 1,618 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Namibia | 10 | 1:240,940 | 9,927 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 59 | 1:413,142 | 24,536 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 236 | 1:212,791 | 18,243 |
The alternate forms: Boșman (42) are calculated separately.
Bosman (951) may also be a first name.
Bosman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Forester” in Dutch (Bos). See also Vorster.
Bosman Demographics
Average Male Bosman Height
177.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bosman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bosman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bosman (Russian: Босман) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur as a variant: Boșman. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bosman? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,779th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 193,370 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Bosman live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 261,963rd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 951 people.
The last name Bosman is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 19,443 people, or 1 in 2,786. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 26 percent reside, Gauteng, where 22 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 14 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 86 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 30 percent reside and Belgium, where 6 percent reside.
Bosman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bosman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bosman surname rose 815 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 539 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bosman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Bosman surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bosman last name are 19.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.06% registered with the political party.
The amount Bosman earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 33.13% more than the national average, earning €39,978 per year; in Norway they earn 21.15% more than the national average, earning 419,289 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.1% more than the national average, earning R 278,280 per year; in United States they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $46,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning $52,640 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bosman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bosman in the Russian language | ||
| Босман | bosman | - |
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Bosman Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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