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 surname Bossey is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bossey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bossey is the 495,028th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,925,856 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Bossey are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bossey is also the 603,623rd most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 223 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 551,847. In Nigeria Bossey is most frequent in: Edo, where 40 percent are found, Lagos, where 14 percent are found and Delta, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.
Bossey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bossey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bossey last name 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 Bossey are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political 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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