de Bois Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Bois Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Bois Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2881:39,9196,527
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
France451:1,476,060142,161
United States311:11,692,224454,091
England161:3,482,379114,324
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

de Bois Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Bois has its highest incidence in Belgium. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Bois? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 645,988th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 15,538,477 people. The last name de Bois is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of de Bois live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 65 percent live in Germanic Europe.

de Bois is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 39,919. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 81 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 11 percent live and Walloon Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Belgium this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 15 percent live and France, where 10 percent live.

de Bois Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Bois has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 42 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Bois Last Name Statistics demography

de Bois earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 42.53% more than the national average, earning $61,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Boise9327/
des Bois9316/
der Bois930/
de Boies930/
de Bos92485/
de Bis9227/
de Boi9226/
de Boisse8814/
de Booijs886/
de Bies86248/
de Boos86178/
de Bose86105/
de Boes8681/
de Boit8668/
de Buis8615/
de Bise8610/
de Boij8610/
de Boix867/
de Bais866/
de Boie865/
de Boss864/
de Bost862/
de Bosh861/
de Beis861/
de Bosz861/
di Bois861/
de Bios861/
de Biss861/
de Bous860/
de Boys860/
de Bo83142/
de Booij80431/
de Boose8087/
de Boeij8033/
de Bosch8032/
de Voijs8030/
de Booys8029/
de Boice8022/
de Baise805/
de Beijs805/
de Boitt803/
de Bouse802/
Des-Bois802/
de Bosse801/
de Bojos801/
de Boyes801/
de Botts800/
de Voise800/
de Voist800/
de Vos7736,134/
de Bie777,850/
de Vis77858/
de Bot77814/
de Bei77706/
de Bod77505/
de Boe77495/
de Boo77488/
de Bas77228/
de Bes77184/
de Boa77155/
de Bou7761/
de Bij7714/
de Bit7712/
de Bai7712/
de Boy778/
de Bio773/
de Boc771/
de Wis771/
de Box771/
de Uos771/
de Baggis75135/
de Buijst7519/
de Vooijs751/
de Wijs711,735/
de Best711,442/
de Bodt71751/
de Beus71662/
de Bast71420/
da Boit71401/
de Buys71395/
de Beys71354/
de Voss71310/
de Both71256/
de Boey71241/
de Bats71230/
de Baas71217/
de Booy71209/
de Beij7194/
de Huis7188/
de Bood7175/
de Voos7140/
da Boss7132/
de Boot7132/
de Baie7122/
de Voys7122/
de Baes7121/
de Bees7119/
de Bije7119/
de Bues7117/
de Vies7113/
de Vose7110/
de Booz7110/
de Bozh7110/
de Boye719/
de Bayo717/
de Base716/
de Bess716/
de Vise716/
de Baia716/
de Beas716/
de Baus715/
De-Bose714/
de Bhui713/
de Boyd712/
de Bayi712/
De-Boos712/
de Vais712/
de Bass711/
di Bise711/
de Vous711/
de Bash711/
de Bowe711/
de Wise711/
de Baio711/
de Buia711/
de Botz711/
de Bout711/
de Bajo711/
de Bodd711/
de Boja711/
de Booa711/
di Bisc711/
de Vish711/
de Boez711/
de Boux711/
de Baiz711/
de Besh711/
de Bott710/
de Wies710/
de Vi67527/
de Buyst67358/
de Visch67197/
de Boodt67171/
de Baaij67100/
de Badts6780/
De Boyed6769/
de Weijs6767/
di Bi6760/
de Bayas6755/
de Wijse6752/
de By6736/
de Vosse6725/
de Besch6720/
de Boeye6711/
de Vo6710/
de Bahia678/
de Vooys678/
de Beuse677/
de Besse676/
da Bo675/
de Bease674/
de Bouët673/
de Be673/
de Weiss673/
de Bouet673/
de Ba672/
da Boitt672/
de Vuist672/
de Weisz672/
de Boudt672/
de Bause671/
de Bedts671/
de Basse671/
de Baats671/
de Bauio671/
de Beats671/
Des Bass671/
de Beshe671/
de Huise671/
de Boyce670/
de Booth670/
de Beust670/
de Weise670/

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