Boso Surname
Approximately 8,360 people bear this surname
Boso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,058 | 1:24,159 | 3,036 |
| Ghana | 1,178 | 1:22,938 | 2,795 |
| Italy | 877 | 1:69,734 | 12,342 |
| United States | 670 | 1:540,983 | 44,835 |
| Brazil | 531 | 1:403,153 | 15,361 |
| Papua New Guinea | 449 | 1:18,160 | 1,829 |
| South Africa | 335 | 1:161,724 | 18,138 |
| Solomon Islands | 203 | 1:2,857 | 278 |
| Argentina | 190 | 1:224,965 | 18,484 |
| Israel | 163 | 1:52,501 | 6,866 |
| Turkey | 101 | 1:770,509 | 38,247 |
| Philippines | 94 | 1:1,077,002 | 89,308 |
| Indonesia | 87 | 1:1,520,106 | 102,006 |
| Spain | 78 | 1:599,385 | 28,019 |
| France | 49 | 1:1,355,566 | 135,191 |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 1:571,787 | 44,609 |
| Kenya | 26 | 1:1,776,150 | 35,982 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 19 | 1:314,350 | 27,488 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 122 | 1:411,629 | 30,405 |
The alternate forms: Bosó (5) are calculated separately.
Boso (764) may also be a first name.
Boso Demographics
Average Boso Salary in
United States
$38,384 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boso (Arabic: بوسو, Hindi: बोसो) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Bosó. For other potential spellings of Boso click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boso? popularity and diffusion
Boso is the 60,276th most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 871,716 people. The last name Boso is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Boso live; 37 percent live in Central Africa and 37 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Boso is also the 297,080th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 764 people.
This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,058 people, or 1 in 24,159. Barring The DR Congo this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 14 percent reside and Italy, where 10 percent reside.
Boso Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Boso has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Boso last name increased 549 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Boso Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Boso surname is chiefly Muslim (75%) in Kenya.
In The United States Boso are 0.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.83% being registered with the political party.
The amount Boso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 87.47% more than the national average, earning €56,298 per year; in South Africa they earn 38.06% less than the national average, earning R 147,204 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.79% less than the national average, earning $17,755,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.04% less than the national average, earning $38,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.25% less than the national average, earning $39,127 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boso Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boso in the Hindi language | ||
| बोसो | boso | - |
| Boso in the Arabic language | ||
| بوسو | bwsw | - |
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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 Boso
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