Boz Surname

11,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Boz Surname User-submission:

(Turkish) This surname comes from the word boz, meaning 'grey', and the suffix -lar, plural form meaning 'they', 'them'. Bozlar means 'the grey ones' or 'they who are grey'.

Boz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey43,5011:1,789269
Italy8081:75,68913,305
Romania5711:35,1634,481
Brazil4891:437,78016,588
France2611:254,49339,305
Greece2401:46,1667,549
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
Germany2221:362,63734,736
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Ukraine1341:339,72242,409
Moldova1071:33,2845,249
Belgium991:116,12817,169
Argentina971:440,65433,272
Bulgaria951:73,4624,671
Russia841:1,715,751112,504
Australia771:350,59429,558
England751:742,90741,196
Pakistan681:2,627,11622,516
Iran591:1,301,39954,450
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Canada491:751,95159,756
Venezuela411:736,68512,312
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Uruguay291:118,33611,141
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Austria221:387,06540,442
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Azerbaijan171:567,59510,450
India131:59,005,029552,550
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
China41:341,830,39216,990
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Bóz (19) & Bož (2) are calculated separately.

Boz (341) may also be a first name.

Boz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Turkish) This surname comes from the word boz, meaning 'grey', and the suffix -lar, plural form meaning 'they', 'them'. Bozlar means 'the grey ones' or 'they who are grey'.

- mz.bozlar

The surname Boz means 'gray' or 'pale color of the soil' in Turkish.

- alrightshuddd

Boz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boz (Arabic: بوظ, Russian: Боз) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Bóz or Bož. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,712th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 151,957 people. The surname Boz is primarily found in Asia, where 79 percent of Boz live; 79 percent live in West Asia and 79 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 472,872nd most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 341 people.

It is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 43,501 people, or 1 in 1,789. In Turkey Boz is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent reside, Antalya Province, where 6 percent reside and Mersin Province, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Turkey it exists in 87 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 2 percent reside and Romania, where 1 percent reside.

Boz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boz last name grew 1,009 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 7,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Boz last name are 17.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.73% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Boz earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.73% less than the national average, earning $37,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.17% less than the national average, earning $45,129 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bóz8919/
Bož892/
Borz864,412/
Botz862,245/
Booz861,993/
Bouz861,395/
Bocz86794/
Boez86539/
Boyz86437/
Boiz86365/
Bosz86190/
Bozz86116/
Bodz8677/
Bozh8658/
Bozt8658/
Bozs864/
Buoz863/
Boëz862/
Bozc862/
Hboz862/
Bohz861/
Bhoz861/
Bo80643,752/
Bootz751,787/
Boitz75361/
Bohrz75349/
Boutz75313/
Bosze75269/
Borzì75174/
Boosz75114/
Bozce7547/
Bohtz7540/
Boesz7538/
Buocz7527/
Boytz7520/
Bodzs7515/
Boscz7511/
Boorz7510/
Boozh7510/
Boocz758/
Bottz755/
Boudz753/
Botze753/
Bojsz752/
Boozj752/
Boozz752/
Bousz752/
Bostz751/
Boszz751/
Bourz751/
Boydz751/
Bozch751/
Booxz751/
Botsz751/
Bouzz751/
Bouyz751/
Borzš751/
Bossz751/
Bozzc751/
Boozs750/
Baz67152,437/
Boy6790,441/
Bos6771,004/
Boa6744,552/
Bou6736,734/
Box6730,929/
Boi6723,460/
Bot6722,803/
Boo6714,695/
Bop6710,381/
Boh679,483/
Boc676,231/
Buz674,813/
Buo673,826/
Boj673,809/
Bho672,758/
Bod671,959/
Bozova671,373/
Boß671,361/
Voz67741/
Boş67306/
Boğ67171/
Boitez67148/
Búz67131/
Boï67114/
Boţ6794/
Bgo6750/
Bozová6743/
Woz6738/
Boț6736/
Boš6723/
Boś6718/
Boszcz6714/
Uoz6713/
Hbo6710/
Åbo6710/
Boî6710/
Bootze678/
Boë678/
Boytez677/
Bảo675/
Boć675/
Boș674/
Boá673/
Boottz672/
Boyszh671/
Boosze671/
Boothz671/
Báz671/
Bâz671/
Bousze671/
Boå671/
Boÿ671/
Boȗ671/
Bouthz671/
Boç671/
Boczsz671/
Boszsz671/
Bottze670/
Bozche670/

Boz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boz in the Russian language
Бозboz-
Boz in the Arabic language
بوظbwz-
بوزbwz-

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