Bossward Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bossward Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bossward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798

Bossward Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bossward occurs most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bossward click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bossward? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Bossward are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is primarily found in: Cheshire, where 53 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 26 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 16 percent live. Excluding England this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 5 percent live.

Bossward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bossward has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bossward last name grew 106 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bosward93187/
Bosswart884/
Boward86608/
Boswar8619/
Boussuard821/
Boussbard821/
Bozward80190/
Bouward809/
Basward803/
Bowards802/
Boswart801/
Bowgard800/
Bouswar800/
Bowhard800/
Booswar800/
Bowar77681/
Bessuard753/
Boswarth752/
Boeswart751/
Boshware751/
Woosward750/
Bousware750/
Bovard712,071/
Baswar71544/
Bobard71429/
Bhowar7195/
Boiwar7181/
Bowart7159/
Boware7136/
Boywar7125/
Baward7120/
Bouwar718/
Bojwar718/
Bossworth717/
Bowgar715/
Boeswarth711/
Bowhar711/
Bosbar711/
Boschuard711/
Bouvard675,432/
Bovaird67966/
Bashwar67408/
Bouhwar67120/
Bowaire6795/
Basware6795/
Bobardt6776/
Bhoware6766/
Boubard6757/
Bhoiwar6754/
Böswart6739/
Bojware6720/
Boyware6720/
Bhojwar6714/
Bosweir6713/
Bhaswar677/
Boiware677/
Bousbar677/
Bouware676/
Boswort673/
Baswear671/
Baswair671/
Bovarrd671/
Bowgart671/
Wasward671/
Bassbar671/
Bowhart670/

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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 Bossward
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