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
Bossa (Arabic: بوسا, Hindi: बोस्स, Oriya: ବସା) occurs most in Benin. It may also occur as: Bössa or Bossã. For other possible spellings of Bossa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bossa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 36,540th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 504,887 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 54 percent of Bossa live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 39 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bossa is also the 149,441st most common forename world-wide It is held by 2,451 people.
The surname is most common in Benin, where it is held by 4,590 people, or 1 in 2,252. In Benin Bossa is most frequent in: Atlantique Department, where 20 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 20 percent reside and Mono Department, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Benin this surname is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 14 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.
Bossa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bossa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bossa last name increased 870 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bossa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bossa surname are 19.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.1% registered to vote for 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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- 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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