Bossey Surname
Approximately 667 people bear this surname
Bossey Surname Definition:
From the French, Bossis or Bosuet; a personal name.
Bossey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 321 | 1:551,847 | 26,913 |
| United States | 97 | 1:3,736,690 | 206,520 |
| France | 84 | 1:790,747 | 95,785 |
| Ivory Coast | 44 | 1:524,346 | 16,367 |
| Niger | 36 | 1:533,112 | 13,750 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
Bossey (223) may also be a first name.
Bossey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the French, Bossis or Bosuet; a personal name.
Bossey Demographics
Bossey Political Affiliation
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Bossey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bossey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bossey occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bossey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 495,028th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,925,856 people. The surname Bossey is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Bossey live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bossey is also the 603,623rd most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 223 people.
The last name Bossey is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 321 people, or 1 in 551,847. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 40 percent reside, Lagos, where 14 percent reside and Delta, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.
Bossey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bossey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bossey surname expanded 269 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 286 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bossey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bossey surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.
The amount Bossey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning $44,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.5% less than the national average, earning $45,458 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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