Bossa Surname
Approximately 14,434 people bear this surname
Bossa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 4,590 | 1:2,252 | 270 |
| Colombia | 2,026 | 1:23,580 | 1,686 |
| Uganda | 1,514 | 1:25,786 | 3,645 |
| Italy | 1,251 | 1:48,886 | 8,802 |
| Togo | 945 | 1:7,670 | 1,744 |
| Argentina | 903 | 1:47,335 | 3,993 |
| Brazil | 816 | 1:262,346 | 10,086 |
| France | 481 | 1:138,093 | 21,198 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| United States | 261 | 1:1,388,732 | 96,054 |
| DR Congo | 198 | 1:373,129 | 32,235 |
| Chile | 142 | 1:124,060 | 4,455 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| Venezuela | 131 | 1:230,565 | 5,911 |
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| India | 103 | 1:7,447,237 | 161,200 |
| Spain | 87 | 1:537,380 | 26,266 |
| Tanzania | 67 | 1:790,173 | 42,439 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| Poland | 36 | 1:1,055,799 | 73,637 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | 1:961,301 | 23,927 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Niger | 20 | 1:959,601 | 21,357 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Congo | 14 | 1:356,364 | 9,454 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
The alternate forms: Bössa (5) & Bossã (1) are calculated separately.
Bossa (2,451) may also be a first name.
Bossa Demographics
Average Bossa Salary in
United States
$47,342 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bossa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bossa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bossa (Arabic: بوسا, Hindi: बोस्स, Oriya: ବସା) is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Bössa or Bossã. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bossa? popularity and diffusion
Bossa is the 36,540th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 504,887 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 54 percent of Bossa are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 149,441st most widespread first name in the world, held by 2,451 people.
This surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 4,590 people, or 1 in 2,252. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Atlantique Department, where 20 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 20 percent live and Mono Department, where 19 percent live. Excluding Benin Bossa occurs in 64 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.
Bossa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bossa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bossa surname expanded 870 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bossa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bossa last name are 19.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.1% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bossa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning €55,823 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.97% less than the national average, earning R 73,740 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.28% more than the national average, earning $25,262,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $47,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.29% less than the national average, earning $48,545 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bossa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bossa in the Hindi language | ||
| बोस्स | bos'sa | - |
| Bossa in the Oriya language | ||
| ବସା | basa | - |
| Bossa in the Arabic language | ||
| بوسا | bwsa | - |
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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
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- 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 Bossa
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