Böst Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Böst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Bost (12,891) are calculated separately.
Böst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Böst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Böst is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Bost. Click here to see other possible spellings of Böst.
How Common Is The Last Name Böst? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Böst is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Böst reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Böst is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 11,500,780. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 71 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 29 percent reside. Aside from Germany Böst exists in one country. It is also common in Sweden, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bost | 92 | 12,891 | / |
| Bös | 86 | 2,263 | / |
| Best | 75 | 110,527 | / |
| Bast | 75 | 11,582 | / |
| Vöst | 75 | 347 | / |
| Böss | 75 | 272 | / |
| Böhs | 75 | 75 | / |
| Bösz | 75 | 61 | / |
| Wöst | 75 | 32 | / |
| Bäst | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bést | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bösch | 67 | 8,976 | / |
| Buist | 67 | 4,434 | / |
| Basht | 67 | 1,655 | / |
| Baast | 67 | 1,164 | / |
| Wöste | 67 | 616 | / |
| Beust | 67 | 324 | / |
| Besst | 67 | 187 | / |
| Beest | 67 | 184 | / |
| Bösze | 67 | 138 | / |
| Boest | 67 | 135 | / |
| Basth | 67 | 47 | / |
| Wöhst | 67 | 43 | / |
| Böhse | 67 | 38 | / |
| Besht | 67 | 37 | / |
| Besth | 67 | 24 | / |
| Vöste | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bestt | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bastt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Baest | 67 | 10 | / |
| Basst | 67 | 8 | / |
| Beszt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bhast | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bosth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baszt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bösse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bosst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bastd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bostt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Böst
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