Bough Surname

160,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Bough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0501:345,19931,014
England5601:99,49710,522
Jordan3801:23,2703,258
Palestine3481:13,0712,418
Canada901:409,39536,056
United States Virgin Islands431:2,567442
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Australia361:749,88148,970
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Wales111:281,32115,850
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
France61:11,070,454349,096
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4781:50,9946,193
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3831:131,11912,565

Bough (33) may also be a first name.

Bough Last Name Facts

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

Bough (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻖ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bough? popularity and diffusion

Bough is the 160,816th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,689,131 people. The last name Bough occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Bough are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 33 people.

The surname Bough is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,050 people, or 1 in 345,199. In The United States Bough is mostly found in: Indiana, where 26 percent live, Illinois, where 6 percent live and Missouri, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and Jordan, where 14 percent live.

Bough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bough has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bough last name increased 274 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 176 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bough Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bough surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bough last name are 20.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bough earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1% less than the national average, earning $42,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.69% less than the national average, earning $45,368 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouygh911/
Bugh89977/
Boug89929/
Bogh89797/
Bouyegh83312/
Bajough835/
Bayough831/
Bouyagh831/
Baugh8022,489/
Boukh80253/
Vough80240/
Boegh80103/
Boogh8094/
Bouyg8080/
Wough8017/
Bujgh8010/
Bougt808/
Beugh807/
Bhogh805/
Bhoug802/
Bouhg802/
Busgh801/
Buegh801/
Bugch801/
Bosgh801/
Boigh801/
Bugsh801/
Boggh801/
Bogsh801/
Boueg801/
Bouhc801/
Bukgh801/
Bougs800/
Bug752,249/
Bog75820/
Bougue73696/
Bugsch7372/
Beyogh7317/
Uhough7313/
Boukhe739/
Bhoogh736/
Boukhd734/
Boyagh733/
Bouggs732/
Busgth731/
Boqush731/
Beyoug731/
Boussg731/
Buyogh731/
Bushgh731/
Boujig731/
Bougsz731/
Bosqug731/
Boukhs731/
Bayoug731/
Bojogh731/
Beugsh730/
Bagh6735,526/
Bugg677,867/
Bouk673,969/
Boog672,900/
Bokh671,870/
Bukh671,730/
Bugs671,675/
Bogg671,454/
Bouc671,444/
Bhog67977/
Baug67953/
Boux67802/
Buhk67729/
Bogs67717/
Beug67452/
Bouq67237/
Buxh67234/
Boig67165/
Buog67126/
Boeg67111/
Bohg67106/
Vogh67105/
Bogø6780/
Bogk6762/
Bohk6759/
Bouygue6758/
Wogh6758/
Bogt6751/
Buig6749/
Bueg6745/
Bugt6726/
Boqu6715/
Bouggue6714/
Boudgue6712/
Bugk6711/
Boxh6710/
Uogh6710/
Boukhch6710/
Boyg675/
Bosg675/
Boqh675/
Busg674/
Woug674/
Voug674/
Bhoyagh674/
Bhug672/
Wugh672/
Bajoukh672/
Buhq672/
Boushke671/
Vugh671/
Bogp671/
Åbog671/
Buug671/
Bugz671/
Bouegue671/
Bouheek671/
Bhoyegh671/
Bouchkh671/
Bgog671/
Buqg671/
Bocg671/
Bogx671/
Bogz671/
Bogc671/
Bohq671/
Buhg671/
Bugc671/
Hbog671/
Boqusch670/
Bohx670/

Bough Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bough in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻖbq-

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Bough Reference & Research

Baugh DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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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 Bough
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