Böhm Surname

6,119th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Böhm Surname User-submission:

Böhm is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Bohemia ('home of the Boii').

Böhm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany78,6361:1,02470
Austria9,4641:90050
Czechia2,1261:5,002556
Hungary5671:17,3131,944
Poland5121:74,23611,592
Switzerland5111:16,0722,630
Sweden2041:48,2683,756
Slovakia1011:52,83610,186
Netherlands1001:168,87224,561
Finland881:62,4637,172
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Slovenia331:75,38410,217
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Norway161:321,39331,311
Denmark121:470,39330,183
England111:5,065,278148,650
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
China31:455,773,85521,925
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France21:33,211,361423,184
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Bõhm (1) are calculated separately.

Böhm (30) may also be a first name.

Böhm Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Böhm is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Bohemia ('home of the Boii').

- haffman97

This surname derived from the former kingdom Böhmen.

- geeko

Böhm Last Name Facts

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

The last name Böhm is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Bõhm. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Böhm? popularity and diffusion

The last name Böhm is the 6,119th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 78,765 people. Böhm is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Böhm live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,911,214th most common forename world-wide, borne by 30 people.

The surname Böhm is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 78,636 people, or 1 in 1,024. In Germany Böhm is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 26 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Besides Germany this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 10 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bõhm921/
Böm861/
Bhöm751/
Bömh751/
Bähm751/
Bömm751/
Böhmová732,368/
Böhmova737/
Boehm6725,152/
Bhuim67469/
Baehm6746/
Beuhm672/
Bhaem671/
Boehmm602/
Boem501,067/
Beum50476/
Baem50221/
Buim50139/

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