des Bois Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Mauritius

des Bois Surname Definition:

(French) Of the Woods [see Buss in Dict.]

des Bois Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France61:11,070,454349,096
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

des Bois Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Of the Woods [see Buss in Dict.]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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des Bois Last Name Facts

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

The surname des Bois is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of des Bois live; 38 percent live in Western Europe and 38 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

des Bois is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 11,070,454. In France it is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 33 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 17 percent live and Île-de-France, where 17 percent live. Apart from France this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent live and Algeria, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Bois93469/
de Boise8827/
Des-Bois882/
der Bois880/
de Boies880/
de Bos86485/
de Bis8627/
de Boi8626/
de Boisse8214/
de Booijs826/
de Bies80248/
de Boos80178/
de Bose80105/
de Boes8081/
de Boit8068/
de Buis8015/
de Bise8010/
de Boij8010/
de Boix807/
de Bais806/
de Boie805/
de Boss804/
de Bost802/
de Bosh801/
de Beis801/
de Bosz801/
di Bois801/
de Bios801/
de Biss801/
de Bous800/
de Boys800/
de Bo77142/
de Booij75431/
de Boose7587/
de Boeij7533/
de Bosch7532/
de Voijs7530/
de Booys7529/
de Boice7522/
de Baise755/
de Beijs755/
de Boitt753/
de Bouse752/
de Bosse751/
de Bojos751/
Des Bass751/
de Boyes751/
de Botts750/
de Voise750/
de Voist750/
de Bie717,850/
de Vis71858/
de Bot71814/
de Bei71706/
de Bod71505/
de Boe71495/
de Boo71488/
de Bas71228/
de Bes71184/
de Boa71155/
de Baggis71135/
de Bou7161/
de Buijst7119/
de Bij7114/
de Bit7112/
de Bai7112/
de Boy718/
de Bio713/
de Boc711/
de Wis711/
Des-Bi711/
de Box711/
de Vooijs711/
de Best671,442/
de Bodt67751/
de Beus67662/
de Bast67420/
da Boit67401/
de Buys67395/
de Beys67354/
de Both67256/
de Boey67241/
de Bats67230/
de Baas67217/
de Booy67209/
de Beij6794/
de Huis6788/
de Bood6775/
da Boss6732/
de Boot6732/
de Baie6722/
de Baes6721/
de Bees6719/
de Bije6719/
de Bues6717/
de Booz6710/
de Bozh6710/
de Boye679/
de Bayo677/
de Base676/
de Bess676/
de Vise676/
de Baia676/
de Beas676/
de Baus675/
De-Bose674/
de Bhui673/
de Boyd672/
de Bayi672/
De-Boos672/
de Vais672/
de Bass671/
di Bise671/
de Bash671/
de Bowe671/
de Wise671/
de Baio671/
de Buia671/
de Botz671/
de Bout671/
de Bajo671/
de Bodd671/
de Boja671/
de Booa671/
di Bisc671/
de Vish671/
de Boez671/
de Boux671/
de Baiz671/
de Besh671/
de Bott670/
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