Boş Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Boş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3051:255,15217,567
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

The alternate forms: Bos (71,004), Boš (23), Boś (18), Bós (18) & Bõs (1) are calculated separately.

Boş Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boş is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Bos, Boš, Boś, Bós or Bõs. For other possible spellings of Boş click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boş? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 881,213th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 63 percent of Boş live; 63 percent live in West Asia and 63 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is held by 305 people, or 1 in 255,152. In Turkey Boş is most common in: Van Province, where 28 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 16 percent are found and Edirne Province, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Turkey it exists in one country. It is also found in Romania, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bos8971,004/
Boš8923/
Boś8918/
Bós7818/
Bõs781/
Baş6788,088/
Boz6747,958/
Box6730,929/
Boc676,231/
Boj673,809/
Boß671,361/
Boţ6794/
Boć675/
Bož672/
Boç671/

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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 Boş
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