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 also occur as: Bõhm. For other potential spellings of Böhm click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Böhm? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,119th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 78,765 people. Böhm is mostly 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 widely held given name globally, held by 30 people.
The last name is most common 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 reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside. Barring Germany it occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 10 percent reside and Czechia, where 2 percent reside.
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Footnotes
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