Bossu Surname
Approximately 3,877 people bear this surname
Bossu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,910 | 1:22,826 | 2,657 |
| Belgium | 498 | 1:23,086 | 3,635 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| Brazil | 30 | 1:7,135,811 | 166,009 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Bossù (19) & Bossú (2) are calculated separately.
Bossu (16) may also be a first name.
Bossu Demographics
Average Bossu Salary in
United States
$63,545 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bossu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bossu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bossu occurs most in France. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bossù or Bossú. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bossu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bossu is the 118,633rd most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,879,687 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Bossu live; 88 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Bossu is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.
This last name is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 2,910 people, or 1 in 22,826. In France Bossu is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 26 percent live, Île-de-France, where 19 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 17 percent live. Excluding France it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 13 percent live and Ghana, where 7 percent live.
Bossu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bossu has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bossu last name expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bossu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bossu are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bossu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 44.78% more than the national average, earning €43,478 per year; in United States they earn 47.27% more than the national average, earning $63,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.34% less than the national average, earning $46,532 CAD per year.
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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 Bossu
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