Bovsh Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Bovsh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bovsh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine851:535,56160,391
Belarus291:327,62335,686
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Bovsh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bovsh (Russian: Бовш) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bovsh.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovsh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,491,356th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Bovsh are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 535,561. In Ukraine Bovsh is mostly found in: Rivne Oblast, where 60 percent live, Vinnytsia Oblast, where 12 percent live and Lviv Oblast, where 11 percent live. Outside of Ukraine Bovsh is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 21 percent live and Russia, where 18 percent live.

Bovsh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bovs8910/
Bovh891/
Bofsh801/
Bowsh801/
Bovzh801/
Buovs800/
Bovse800/
Bopsh800/
Bov75602/
Bovhøj732/
Bofshe731/
Vovshe731/
Bova6714,906/
Bovt671,961/
Bobs67611/
Bows67363/
Bosf6730/
Bowh679/
Buov678/
Bops678/
Boiv677/
Bovd677/
Bobh677/
Bovì675/
Bhov675/
Bouv673/
Boov673/
Uovs672/
Bavs672/
Hbov672/
Bohf671/
Bofs671/
Bosv671/
Bovw671/
Bovš671/
Bovp671/
Bovf671/
Vovh671/
Bofh671/
Boschff671/
Bahavsh671/

Bovsh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bovsh in the Russian language
Бовшbovs-

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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 Bovsh
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