Bossum Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bossum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bossum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway461:111,78914,873
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Bossum Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bossum Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bossum occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bossum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bossum is the 2,436,415th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. Bossum occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Bossum reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 111,789. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 96 percent reside, Central Norway, where 2 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 2 percent reside. Beside Norway it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Bossum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bossum has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bossum Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bossum earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.9% more than the national average, earning 446,107 kr per year and in Canada they earn 33.3% less than the national average, earning $33,137 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boussum9291/
Bossoum9214/
Boessum920/
Bosum91325/
Boussoum86764/
Bossoume861/
Boessoum861/
Bossom83914/
Bousum83251/
Bassum83106/
Wossum8384/
Bussum8341/
Bozsum8321/
Bhosum8316/
Bossun832/
Bessum832/
Boosum831/
Botsum831/
Boesum830/
Boussoume802/
Bassoum774,785/
Bossung77377/
Bossoun77220/
Boussom7757/
Booshum774/
Bassume771/
Bashsum771/
Bousoum771/
Boussun770/
Basum73548/
Bosom73484/
Bosun73372/
Boxum73300/
Busum73187/
Besum7369/
Vosum7332/
Wosum731/
Bozum731/
Bassoume7133/
Bossoune7111/
Boussoun718/
Bossugne716/
Bussaume714/
Bosumova713/
Baassoum711/
Bossoung711/
Bousoume711/
Basssoum711/
Boussoem710/
Bosson6714,569/
Bhusum673,410/
Bazoum67883/
Bassom67769/
Wassum67753/
Bochum67239/
Bausum67178/
Bussom67145/
Boysun67137/
Bosung67123/
Bosuin6796/
Basume6783/
Vassum6731/
Bashum6727/
Batsum6726/
Bosund6725/
Boshom6723/
Bhasum6722/
Basoum6717/
Botsun6716/
Bousom6716/
Bozsom6716/
Boussoune6711/
Bosgun6710/
Busume6710/
Basgum677/
Boosun676/
Boosom675/
Bouhssoun674/
Basumm673/
Bassun673/
Beshum673/
Wossom672/
Beesum671/
Boshun671/
Bossounne671/
Bosiun671/
Bozoum671/
Boussoung671/
Basjum671/
Basium671/
Bushum671/
Bousun671/
Boshumova671/
Boseun671/
Bozsun671/
Bosoom670/
Boysom670/

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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 Bossum
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