Böhm Surname
Approximately 92,523 people bear this surname
Böhm Surname User-submission:
Böhm is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Bohemia ('home of the Boii').
Böhm Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 78,636 | 1:1,024 | 70 |
| Austria | 9,464 | 1:900 | 50 |
| Czechia | 2,126 | 1:5,002 | 556 |
| Hungary | 567 | 1:17,313 | 1,944 |
| Poland | 512 | 1:74,236 | 11,592 |
| Switzerland | 511 | 1:16,072 | 2,630 |
| Sweden | 204 | 1:48,268 | 3,756 |
| Slovakia | 101 | 1:52,836 | 10,186 |
| Netherlands | 100 | 1:168,872 | 24,561 |
| Finland | 88 | 1:62,463 | 7,172 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Slovenia | 33 | 1:75,384 | 10,217 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Bõhm (1) are calculated separately.
Böhm (30) may also be a first name.
Böhm Surname Meaning
Böhm Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Böhm Come From? nationality or country of origin
Böhm occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Bõhm. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Böhm? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,119th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 78,765 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Böhm reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Böhm is also the 1,911,214th most common first name at a global level It is held by 30 people.
Böhm is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 78,636 people, or 1 in 1,024. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 26 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Aside from Germany Böhm occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 10 percent live and Czechia, where 2 percent live.
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Footnotes
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