Bösch Surname

56,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,976 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Bösch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bösch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3,8191:2,151219
Germany3,3741:23,8613,162
Austria1,7471:4,874549
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Liechtenstein31:12,7931,395
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England21:27,859,030389,889
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Bosch (85,296) are calculated separately.

Bösch Last Name Facts

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

Bösch occurs most in Switzerland. It can be rendered as a variant: Bosch. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bösch.

How Common Is The Last Name Bösch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,496th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 811,892 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bösch live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Switzerland, where it is borne by 3,819 people, or 1 in 2,151. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of St Gallen, where 35 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 22 percent live and Canton of Lucerne, where 9 percent live. Besides Switzerland it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 38 percent live and Austria, where 19 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bosch9385,296/
Bösche912,113/
Besch803,669/
Basch803,315/
Bäsch80102/
Wösch8011/
Böche801/
Bös752,263/
Böh75174/
Boesch735,234/
Baasch732,708/
Beusch73834/
Buisch73144/
Baesch73127/
Beesch7377/
Bossch7344/
Bäsche7325/
Bassch733/
Hbosch731/
Baschh731/
Behsch730/
Bash6718,743/
Bosh6710,120/
Besh671,470/
Böss67272/
Böth67193/
Böce67168/
Böhs6775/
Bösz6761/
Böhe6738/
Böst678/
Bastsch675/
Bäch674/
Böhz671/
Boschts671/
Böhß671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bösch
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