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
The surname Böhm occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Bõhm. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Böhm? popularity and diffusion
The last name Böhm is the 6,119th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 78,765 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Böhm are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Böhm is also the 1,911,214th most common first name worldwide It is held by 30 people.
It is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 78,636 people, or 1 in 1,024. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 26 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Germany it occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 10 percent are found and Czechia, where 2 percent are found.
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Footnotes
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