Böschen Surname

327,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Böschen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Böschen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1081:72,6589,200
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Boschen (1,151) are calculated separately.

Böschen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Böschen is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant: Boschen. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Böschen? popularity and diffusion

Böschen is the 327,420th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,426,407 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Böschen are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,108 people, or 1 in 72,658. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 67 percent live, Bremen, where 21 percent live and Hamburg, where 3 percent live. Other than Germany Böschen is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boschen951,151/
Böschken937/
Beschen86111/
Baschen8623/
Bösen83231/
Boeschen80366/
Baschien8031/
Boschken8031/
Bösken77127/
Bössen7742/
Bascen773/
Böschking751/
Boescehen751/
Boschin711,009/
Baschin71968/
Beschin71436/
Weschen7115/
Veschen711/
Boschín711/
Besen673,900/
Bosen67993/
Basen67411/
Hueschen67128/
Bößen6712/
Baschkin675/
Boscn675/
Woschoen674/
Bäsen671/
Baeschhn671/
Wueschen670/
Boeschin670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Böschen
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