Bou Surname
15,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 36,734 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco
Bou Surname User-submission:
In Spain, bou means 'bull' or 'oxen' in Catalan.
Bou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 7,736 | 1:4,457 | 507 |
| Saudi Arabia | 6,797 | 1:4,540 | 605 |
| Spain | 5,257 | 1:8,893 | 1,053 |
| France | 2,665 | 1:24,924 | 2,969 |
| United States | 1,743 | 1:207,951 | 20,360 |
| Algeria | 1,499 | 1:25,772 | 4,705 |
| Iran | 947 | 1:81,080 | 8,267 |
| Jordan | 762 | 1:11,604 | 2,055 |
| Indonesia | 680 | 1:194,484 | 18,531 |
| Ivory Coast | 666 | 1:34,641 | 2,299 |
| Argentina | 560 | 1:76,328 | 6,481 |
| Bangladesh | 541 | 1:294,560 | 8,696 |
| United Arab Emirates | 530 | 1:17,287 | 2,067 |
| Mauritania | 504 | 1:8,125 | 872 |
| Kuwait | 444 | 1:8,560 | 1,174 |
| Papua New Guinea | 377 | 1:21,628 | 2,319 |
| Brazil | 370 | 1:578,579 | 21,586 |
| India | 301 | 1:2,548,390 | 80,848 |
| Moldova | 292 | 1:12,196 | 2,099 |
| Nigeria | 283 | 1:625,946 | 29,673 |
| Dominican Republic | 254 | 1:41,075 | 2,198 |
| Qatar | 225 | 1:10,480 | 1,162 |
| Canada | 201 | 1:183,311 | 18,199 |
| Romania | 193 | 1:104,030 | 11,764 |
| Philippines | 170 | 1:595,519 | 64,950 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Hong Kong | 141 | 1:52,025 | 927 |
| Australia | 137 | 1:197,049 | 19,369 |
| Chile | 137 | 1:128,587 | 4,557 |
| Tunisia | 136 | 1:4,490 | 708 |
| Belgium | 134 | 1:85,796 | 13,407 |
| Tanzania | 129 | 1:410,400 | 28,884 |
| Puerto Rico | 127 | 1:27,954 | 849 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Venezuela | 113 | 1:267,293 | 6,442 |
| Cambodia | 109 | 1:142,084 | 2,696 |
| Palestine | 102 | 1:44,597 | 4,840 |
| England | 98 | 1:568,552 | 34,674 |
| Lebanon | 83 | 1:67,917 | 4,916 |
| Thailand | 79 | 1:894,156 | 140,446 |
| Russia | 77 | 1:1,871,728 | 119,355 |
| Mexico | 65 | 1:1,909,634 | 18,382 |
| Ukraine | 60 | 1:758,712 | 77,596 |
| Germany | 53 | 1:1,518,971 | 91,373 |
| Netherlands | 51 | 1:331,121 | 38,060 |
| Italy | 46 | 1:1,329,493 | 77,702 |
| Cuba | 45 | 1:256,060 | 4,953 |
| Cameroon | 44 | 1:472,024 | 38,779 |
| Benin | 34 | 1:303,988 | 24,879 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| El Salvador | 29 | 1:218,755 | 2,138 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Serbia | 26 | 1:274,806 | 14,599 |
| Solomon Islands | 23 | 1:25,219 | 4,941 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Costa Rica | 18 | 1:265,559 | 2,987 |
| Greece | 18 | 1:615,544 | 71,673 |
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Congo | 7 | 1:712,728 | 15,723 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
The alternate forms: Boù (1) & Boȗ (1) are calculated separately.
Bou (6,183) may also be a first name.
Bou Surname Meaning
Bou Demographics
Average Bou Salary in
United States
$42,626 USD
Per year
Rank:
662,125 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000530794
Rank: 18,738 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
98.79%
Sample size: 1,062 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
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Bou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮ, Hindi: बोू, Marathi: बोउ, Russian: Боу, Tibetan: སྦའུ་) is carried by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Boù or Boȗ. Click here for further possible spellings of Bou.
How Common Is The Last Name Bou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 15,163rd most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 198,387 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 33 percent of Bou are found; 26 percent are found in North Africa and 26 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 84,042nd most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 6,183 people.
The surname Bou is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is borne by 7,736 people, or 1 in 4,457. Excluding Morocco this surname occurs in 123 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent are found and Spain, where 14 percent are found.
Bou Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Shiite (80%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Bou last name are 5.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.41% registered with the political party.
The amount Bou earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 58.1% less than the national average, earning €12,583 per year; in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.44% less than the national average, earning $41,514 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boù | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boȗ | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bouh | 86 | 21,069 | / |
| Boue | 86 | 9,989 | / |
| Bout | 86 | 4,813 | / |
| Bous | 86 | 2,085 | / |
| Bouy | 86 | 1,919 | / |
| Boud | 86 | 1,484 | / |
| Bouz | 86 | 1,395 | / |
| Boux | 86 | 802 | / |
| Bohu | 86 | 576 | / |
| Bouj | 86 | 576 | / |
| Boué | 86 | 331 | / |
| Bhou | 86 | 133 | / |
| Boup | 86 | 67 | / |
| Bouß | 86 | 29 | / |
| Hbou | 86 | 29 | / |
| Bouï | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bo | 80 | 643,752 | / |
| Bu | 80 | 89,540 | / |
| Bayou | 75 | 31,043 | / |
| Bouya | 75 | 12,839 | / |
| Bouet | 75 | 6,960 | / |
| Bouha | 75 | 5,727 | / |
| Bouye | 75 | 4,522 | / |
| Bouch | 75 | 3,715 | / |
| Bouie | 75 | 2,312 | / |
| Boult | 75 | 2,039 | / |
| Bouja | 75 | 1,565 | / |
| Bouji | 75 | 1,545 | / |
| Bouyo | 75 | 1,265 | / |
| Bouts | 75 | 1,192 | / |
| Baiou | 75 | 1,007 | / |
| Bouhy | 75 | 884 | / |
| Boust | 75 | 781 | / |
| Beyou | 75 | 683 | / |
| Bouia | 75 | 631 | / |
| Boyau | 75 | 564 | / |
| Boush | 75 | 486 | / |
| Bouez | 75 | 433 | / |
| Bajou | 75 | 393 | / |
| Bouhe | 75 | 345 | / |
| Bouiy | 75 | 344 | / |
| Bouss | 75 | 325 | / |
| Hbous | 75 | 287 | / |
| Boudh | 75 | 263 | / |
| Baoue | 75 | 235 | / |
| Bouje | 75 | 198 | / |
| Boutt | 75 | 174 | / |
| Bouys | 75 | 173 | / |
| Bouij | 75 | 142 | / |
| Boudt | 75 | 108 | / |
| Bhoud | 75 | 95 | / |
| Boujo | 75 | 81 | / |
| Boueh | 75 | 71 | / |
| Bouhs | 75 | 66 | / |
| Bouee | 75 | 38 | / |
| Bouyt | 75 | 37 | / |
| Bouët | 75 | 28 | / |
| Bouht | 75 | 14 | / |
| Hbout | 75 | 10 | / |
| Bousj | 75 | 10 | / |
| Bhout | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bhoue | 75 | 6 | / |
| Boiau | 75 | 6 | / |
| Boues | 75 | 5 | / |
| Boudd | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bouée | 75 | 4 | / |
| Boujt | 75 | 4 | / |
| B'Ouh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Boudz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Boyuo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bousz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Boued | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hboup | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhouj | 75 | 1 | / |
| B'Oud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boujé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Béout | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bousd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouzz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouét | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouïs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouyz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouep | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boujy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhouy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boujs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Booue | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bui | 67 | 2,043,143 | / |
| Bux | 67 | 637,794 | / |
| Boy | 67 | 90,441 | / |
| Bos | 67 | 71,004 | / |
| But | 67 | 55,120 | / |
| Boz | 67 | 47,958 | / |
| Boa | 67 | 44,552 | / |
| Bau | 67 | 42,782 | / |
| Boi | 67 | 23,460 | / |
| Bot | 67 | 22,803 | / |
| Boe | 67 | 16,154 | / |
| Boo | 67 | 14,695 | / |
| Bud | 67 | 12,004 | / |
| Bop | 67 | 10,381 | / |
| Boh | 67 | 9,483 | / |
| Bus | 67 | 7,932 | / |
| Beu | 67 | 6,750 | / |
| Bue | 67 | 5,590 | / |
| Bayoud | 67 | 5,354 | / |
| Buz | 67 | 4,813 | / |
| Buh | 67 | 4,381 | / |
| Buj | 67 | 4,202 | / |
| Buo | 67 | 3,826 | / |
| Boj | 67 | 3,809 | / |
| Bougie | 67 | 3,705 | / |
| Buu | 67 | 3,291 | / |
| Buy | 67 | 3,044 | / |
| Bho | 67 | 2,758 | / |
| Bhu | 67 | 2,621 | / |
| Bod | 67 | 1,959 | / |
| Vou | 67 | 1,386 | / |
| Boß | 67 | 1,361 | / |
| Bouhya | 67 | 1,251 | / |
| Bup | 67 | 981 | / |
| Bahoue | 67 | 710 | / |
| Buš | 67 | 708 | / |
| Wou | 67 | 599 | / |
| Boyeau | 67 | 544 | / |
| Bouyat | 67 | 424 | / |
| Beyoud | 67 | 411 | / |
| Boucht | 67 | 278 | / |
| Bohoue | 67 | 219 | / |
| Bahjou | 67 | 206 | / |
| Boujot | 67 | 191 | / |
| Bayout | 67 | 179 | / |
| Boğ | 67 | 171 | / |
| Bayoux | 67 | 170 | / |
| Boyaux | 67 | 162 | / |
| Buş | 67 | 145 | / |
| Beyouz | 67 | 121 | / |
| Boï | 67 | 114 | / |
| Boujet | 67 | 110 | / |
| Boţ | 67 | 94 | / |
| Bouyeh | 67 | 85 | / |
| Boyaud | 67 | 84 | / |
| Bajouh | 67 | 81 | / |
| Bhoyau | 67 | 75 | / |
| Hbouss | 67 | 72 | / |
| Bouddh | 67 | 56 | / |
| Bouyah | 67 | 53 | / |
| Buğ | 67 | 53 | / |
| Bgo | 67 | 50 | / |
| Buø | 67 | 50 | / |
| Buș | 67 | 46 | / |
| Bgu | 67 | 40 | / |
| Boutch | 67 | 39 | / |
| Boț | 67 | 36 | / |
| Bouyet | 67 | 35 | / |
| Boujah | 67 | 34 | / |
| Bayouh | 67 | 32 | / |
| Bouied | 67 | 32 | / |
| Bayous | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bouyee | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bouyap | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bouyez | 67 | 25 | / |
| Boš | 67 | 23 | / |
| Boś | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bouyed | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hbu | 67 | 17 | / |
| Boujeh | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bayhou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Boujaa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bouyad | 67 | 11 | / |
| Buð | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hbo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Åbo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Boî | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bouezz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Baihou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boë | 67 | 8 | / |
| Baouez | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bouios | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bouyes | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bouhja | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bajoud | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bhouia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bouett | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bouyep | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bouhie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bajous | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bảo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baouhe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boć | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bouias | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buá | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bajout | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boș | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beioud | 67 | 4 | / |
| H'Bous | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beyout | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boá | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bão | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bajouz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhouya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhouye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beeout | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boushh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhayou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buś | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beyoux | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouggi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouyop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boudts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouhge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boujih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boutdt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boutts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hboutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhoudh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boieau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beyouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boujit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buì | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ặbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bếu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buț | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bou'yo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boussh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouyss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouiez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boujed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boujgi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boÿ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baiout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouthz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baiouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhoush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beyous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouehs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bouech | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boutth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boyaut | 67 | 0 | / |
Bou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bou in the Hindi language | ||
| बोू | bou | - |
| Bou in the Marathi language | ||
| बोउ | bo'u | - |
| Bou in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྦའུ་ | ba'u | 50 |
| སྦཝ་ | bawa | 25 |
| བའུ་ | ba'u | 25 |
| Bou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮ | bw | 46.19 |
| ﺍﺑﻮ | abw | 33.81 |
| ﺏ | b | 5.71 |
| ﺍﺏ | ab | 4.76 |
| ﺃﺑﻮ | abw | 3.81 |
| ﺃﺏ | ab | 1.9 |
| ﺑﻮﻩ | bwh | 0.48 |
| ﺁﺏ | ab | 0.48 |
| ﺇﺑﻮ | abw | 0.48 |
| Bou in the Russian language | ||
| Боу | bou | - |
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