Boß Surname
Approximately 1,361 people bear this surname
Boß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,351 | 1:59,590 | 7,684 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
The alternate forms: Bo (643,752), Bó (41), Bô (23) & Bò (11) are calculated separately.
Boß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boß is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Bo, Bó, Bô or Bò. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boß? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 283,122nd most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 5,354,552 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Boß are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 1,351 people, or 1 in 59,590. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found, Hesse, where 25 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 1 percent are found and Swaziland, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo | 93 | 643,752 | / |
| Boße | 86 | 346 | / |
| Booß | 86 | 89 | / |
| Bouß | 86 | 29 | / |
| Bó | 80 | 41 | / |
| Bô | 80 | 23 | / |
| Bò | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bohße | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boy | 67 | 90,441 | / |
| Bos | 67 | 71,004 | / |
| Boz | 67 | 47,958 | / |
| Boa | 67 | 44,552 | / |
| Bou | 67 | 36,734 | / |
| Box | 67 | 30,929 | / |
| Boi | 67 | 23,460 | / |
| Voß | 67 | 23,296 | / |
| Bot | 67 | 22,803 | / |
| Boo | 67 | 14,695 | / |
| Bop | 67 | 10,381 | / |
| Boh | 67 | 9,483 | / |
| Buo | 67 | 3,826 | / |
| Boj | 67 | 3,809 | / |
| Bho | 67 | 2,758 | / |
| Bod | 67 | 1,959 | / |
| Baß | 67 | 542 | / |
| Boş | 67 | 306 | / |
| Boğ | 67 | 171 | / |
| Boï | 67 | 114 | / |
| Boţ | 67 | 94 | / |
| Bgo | 67 | 50 | / |
| Boț | 67 | 36 | / |
| Boš | 67 | 23 | / |
| Boś | 67 | 18 | / |
| Boî | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hbo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Åbo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Boë | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boć | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bảo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boș | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boá | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boÿ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boȗ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boç | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Boß
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