Bostel Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bostel Surname Definition:

For Postel. Richard, Robert, Alexander, Ralph, and Eustace Postel of Normandy 1180-95, MRS.

Bostel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1921:345,95252,007
Germany1271:633,90150,033
United States791:4,588,088240,017
England431:1,295,76958,667
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Böstel (41) are calculated separately.

Bostel (11) may also be a first name.

Bostel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Postel. Richard, Robert, Alexander, Ralph, and Eustace Postel of Normandy 1180-95, MRS.

The Norman People (1874)

Bostel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bostel (Russian: Бостель) is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Böstel. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bostel? popularity and diffusion

Bostel is the 628,294th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Bostel are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 11 people.

Bostel is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 345,952. In France Bostel is primarily concentrated in: Normandy, where 81 percent live, Brittany, where 7 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 5 percent live. Besides France this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Bostel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bostel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bostel surname rose 1,129 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 269 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bostel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bostel last name are 34.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.25% being registered with the political party.

Bostel earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.98% more than the national average, earning $57,813 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Böstel9441/
Boistel92536/
Boostel9270/
Boestel9228/
Bosstel9218/
Bosteel9213/
Boystel9211/
Bostell922/
Boxstel922/
Botel91503/
Bostl9177/
Boistell860/
Boitel834,482/
Bestel831,344/
Bastel831,094/
Boutel83711/
Boxtel83416/
Bothel83272/
Botell83154/
Bottel83137/
Bootel8329/
Boytel8319/
Wostel8317/
Bhotel8317/
Bästel8316/
Bostil8315/
Botiel8315/
Boztel838/
Bustel832/
Vostel831/
Botelh831/
Botuel831/
Boîtel831/
Boteul831/
Bohtel830/
Botl801/
Boustil771,150/
Boutell77723/
Bothell77364/
Bottell7773/
Bastell7754/
Bothuel7735/
Vostell7728/
Boytell7720/
Bustell7719/
Bestell7712/
Baustel7712/
Besstel7712/
Boitell775/
Basteel774/
Bouttel773/
Botelhl773/
Bastiel773/
Botheel772/
Boxtell771/
Boitele771/
Boittel771/
Wosztel771/
Botiell771/
Boyttel771/
Bestiel771/
Bootehl771/
Bostlet770/
Boutuel770/
Wostell770/
Bouteel770/
Botthel770/
Woostel770/
Bohtehl770/
Batel732,739/
Bastl731,113/
Votel73303/
Botil73115/
Wostl7366/
Botll733/
Bustl731/
Bootl731/
Bottl731/
Bouttell71451/
Bostlová7166/
Bothuell7112/
Boutellh716/
Bhottell712/
Beschtel712/
Bootheel711/
Bostlova711/
Boutuell710/
Bostlett710/
Beutel678,501/
Battel671,330/
Bestil671,002/
Bathel67430/
Batuel67401/
Voitel67307/
Boutil67142/
Bautel67134/
Vastel67113/
Batelt6794/
Batael6778/
Wastel6755/
Bastyl6748/
Bastil6741/
Botiol6732/
Batiel6729/
Voytel6726/
Botill6725/
Batell6720/
Bhatel6716/
Vojtel6715/
Bateel6712/
Buotil676/
Vöstel675/
Bateld674/
Wostil672/
Bustil671/
Bothyl671/
Vottel671/
Botlet671/
Voutel671/
Baxtel671/
Baztel671/
Baatel671/
Botijl671/
Bateul671/
Bohtle670/

Bostel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bostel in the Russian language
Бостельbostel-

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