Böös Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Böös Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Böös Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1811:54,4024,208
Finland621:88,6569,352
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Boos (22,084), Boós (29) & Bóos (1) are calculated separately.

Böös Last Name Facts

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

Böös occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Boos, Boós or Bóos. For other potential spellings of Böös click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Böös? popularity and diffusion

The last name Böös is the 1,025,894th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Böös reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Böös is most common in Sweden, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 54,402. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Skåne County, where 49 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 15 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent reside. Beside Sweden this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 25 percent reside and Denmark, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bööse895/
Bös862,263/
Böö8642/
Boos8322,084/
Boós8329/
Bóos831/
Böse756,158/
Böss75272/
Böhs7575/
Böes7517/
Bösa7513/
Bööj754/
Bs674,902/
Böhse6738/
Böősi6736/
Bösau6729/
Böwes6715/
Bössa675/
Bözöö674/
Bösse673/
Böősy671/
Vöö575/

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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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  • 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 Böös
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