Bostyn Surname

322,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Bostyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bostyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium7821:14,7022,237
France3481:190,87029,709
England171:3,277,533109,658
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Bostyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bostyn occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bostyn? popularity and diffusion

Bostyn is the 322,008th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 6,287,788 people. The surname Bostyn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Bostyn live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 782 people, or 1 in 14,702. In Belgium Bostyn is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 94 percent live, Walloon Region, where 5 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Barring Belgium Bostyn is found in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 30 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Bostyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bostyn has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bostyn last name increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bostn912/
Bosten83735/
Bostin83110/
Bastyn8320/
Bost'n833/
Bostina771,188/
Bostoen771,044/
Boesten77796/
Boosten77572/
Bushtyn77299/
Bostijn7779/
Baastyn7739/
Boisten7738/
Bostion7735/
Bosteen7734/
Bastyna7718/
Bodsten7710/
Bastyon777/
Bojsten774/
Bosteng772/
Bousten772/
Boustin772/
Bostien771/
Bostäng771/
Bosting771/
Boysten770/
Bastn737/
Bushtyna7119/
Boydstin713/
Bashtyna712/
Boosthne711/
Buosttin711/
Boydsten710/
Boustend710/
Bastin6715,080/
Basten674,796/
Bustin672,717/
Bostem6797/
Busten6764/
Bozten6722/
Vosten6714/
Boxten675/
Vostin673/
Bustín672/
Bostenova672/
Büstin671/
Bastın671/
Vastyn671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bostyn
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