Bou Surname

15,163rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Bou Surname User-submission:

In Spain, bou means 'bull' or 'oxen' in Catalan.

Bou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco7,7361:4,457507
Saudi Arabia6,7971:4,540605
Spain5,2571:8,8931,053
France2,6651:24,9242,969
United States1,7431:207,95120,360
Algeria1,4991:25,7724,705
Iran9471:81,0808,267
Jordan7621:11,6042,055
Indonesia6801:194,48418,531
Ivory Coast6661:34,6412,299
Argentina5601:76,3286,481
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
United Arab Emirates5301:17,2872,067
Mauritania5041:8,125872
Kuwait4441:8,5601,174
Papua New Guinea3771:21,6282,319
Brazil3701:578,57921,586
India3011:2,548,39080,848
Moldova2921:12,1962,099
Nigeria2831:625,94629,673
Dominican Republic2541:41,0752,198
Qatar2251:10,4801,162
Canada2011:183,31118,199
Romania1931:104,03011,764
Philippines1701:595,51964,950
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Chile1371:128,5874,557
Tunisia1361:4,490708
Belgium1341:85,79613,407
Tanzania1291:410,40028,884
Puerto Rico1271:27,954849
Bahrain1181:11,4292,102
Venezuela1131:267,2936,442
Cambodia1091:142,0842,696
Palestine1021:44,5974,840
England981:568,55234,674
Lebanon831:67,9174,916
Thailand791:894,156140,446
Russia771:1,871,728119,355
Mexico651:1,909,63418,382
Ukraine601:758,71277,596
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
Italy461:1,329,49377,702
Cuba451:256,0604,953
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
Benin341:303,98824,879
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
El Salvador291:218,7552,138
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Serbia261:274,80614,599
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Costa Rica181:265,5592,987
Greece181:615,54471,673
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
China71:195,331,65210,124
Congo71:712,72815,723
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Oman71:526,8535,771
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

The alternate forms: Boù (1) & Boȗ (1) are calculated separately.

Bou (6,183) may also be a first name.

Bou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Spain, bou means 'bull' or 'oxen' in Catalan.

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Bou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮ, Hindi: बोू, Marathi: बोउ, Russian: Боу, Tibetan: སྦའུ་) is found in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Boù or Boȗ. For other possible spellings of Bou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,163rd most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 198,387 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 33 percent of Bou reside; 26 percent reside in North Africa and 26 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 84,042nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 6,183 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is carried by 7,736 people, or 1 in 4,457. Without taking into account Morocco it occurs in 123 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 19 percent reside and Spain, where 14 percent reside.

Bou Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bou last name is chiefly Shiite (80%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Bou are 5.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Bou earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 58.1% less than the national average, earning €12,583 per year; in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.44% less than the national average, earning $41,514 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boù891/
Boȗ891/
Bouh8621,069/
Boue869,989/
Bout864,813/
Bous862,085/
Bouy861,919/
Boud861,484/
Bouz861,395/
Boux86802/
Bohu86576/
Bouj86576/
Boué86331/
Bhou86133/
Boup8667/
Bouß8629/
Hbou8629/
Bouï861/
Bo80643,752/
Bu8089,540/
Bayou7531,043/
Bouya7512,839/
Bouet756,960/
Bouha755,727/
Bouye754,522/
Bouch753,715/
Bouie752,312/
Boult752,039/
Bouja751,565/
Bouji751,545/
Bouyo751,265/
Bouts751,192/
Baiou751,007/
Bouhy75884/
Boust75781/
Beyou75683/
Bouia75631/
Boyau75564/
Boush75486/
Bouez75433/
Bajou75393/
Bouhe75345/
Bouiy75344/
Bouss75325/
Hbous75287/
Boudh75263/
Baoue75235/
Bouje75198/
Boutt75174/
Bouys75173/
Bouij75142/
Boudt75108/
Bhoud7595/
Boujo7581/
Boueh7571/
Bouhs7566/
Bouee7538/
Bouyt7537/
Bouët7528/
Bouht7514/
Hbout7510/
Bousj7510/
Bhout759/
Bhoue756/
Boiau756/
Boues755/
Boudd754/
Bouée754/
Boujt754/
B'Ouh753/
Boudz753/
Boyuo752/
Bousz752/
Boued751/
Bouds751/
Hboup751/
Bhouj751/
B'Oud751/
Bouyd751/
Boujé751/
Béout751/
Bousd751/
Bouzz751/
Bouét751/
Bouïs751/
Bouyz751/
Bouep751/
Bouio751/
Boujy751/
Bhouy751/
Boujs751/
Booue750/
Bui672,043,143/
Bux67637,794/
Boy6790,441/
Bos6771,004/
But6755,120/
Boz6747,958/
Boa6744,552/
Bau6742,782/
Boi6723,460/
Bot6722,803/
Boe6716,154/
Boo6714,695/
Bud6712,004/
Bop6710,381/
Boh679,483/
Bus677,932/
Beu676,750/
Bue675,590/
Bayoud675,354/
Buz674,813/
Buh674,381/
Buj674,202/
Buo673,826/
Boj673,809/
Bougie673,705/
Buu673,291/
Buy673,044/
Bho672,758/
Bhu672,621/
Bod671,959/
Vou671,386/
Boß671,361/
Bouhya671,251/
Bup67981/
Bahoue67710/
Buš67708/
Wou67599/
Boyeau67544/
Bouyat67424/
Beyoud67411/
Boucht67278/
Bohoue67219/
Bahjou67206/
Boujot67191/
Bayout67179/
Boğ67171/
Bayoux67170/
Boyaux67162/
Buş67145/
Beyouz67121/
Boï67114/
Boujet67110/
Boţ6794/
Bouyeh6785/
Boyaud6784/
Bajouh6781/
Bhoyau6775/
Hbouss6772/
Bouddh6756/
Bouyah6753/
Buğ6753/
Bgo6750/
Buø6750/
Buș6746/
Bgu6740/
Boutch6739/
Boț6736/
Bouyet6735/
Boujah6734/
Bayouh6732/
Bouied6732/
Bayous6731/
Bouyee6731/
Bouyap6729/
Bouyez6725/
Boš6723/
Boś6718/
Bouyed6717/
Hbu6717/
Boujeh6716/
Bayhou6713/
Boujaa6712/
Bouyad6711/
Buð6710/
Hbo6710/
Åbo6710/
Boî6710/
Bouezz679/
Baihou678/
Boë678/
Baouez678/
Bouios677/
Bouyes677/
Bouhja677/
Bajoud677/
Bhouia676/
Bouett676/
Bouyep676/
Bouhie676/
Bajous676/
Bảo675/
Baouhe675/
Boć675/
Bouias674/
Buá674/
Bajout674/
Boș674/
Beioud674/
H'Bous673/
Beyout673/
Boá673/
Bão673/
Bajouz673/
Bhouya672/
Bhouye672/
Beeout672/
Boushh672/
Bhayou672/
Buś672/
Beyoux672/
Bouggi672/
Bouyop672/
Boudts672/
Bouhge671/
Boujih671/
Boutdt671/
Boutts671/
Hboutt671/
Bhoudh671/
Boieau671/
Beyouh671/
Bouess671/
Boujit671/
Buì671/
Ặbu671/
Bếu671/
Buț671/
Bou'yo671/
Boussh671/
Bouyaz671/
Bouyss671/
Bouiez671/
Boujed671/
Boujgi671/
Boå671/
Boÿ671/
Baiout671/
Bayouz671/
Bouthz671/
Baiouz671/
Bouych671/
Bhoush671/
Beyous671/
Boç671/
Bouova671/
Bouehs670/
Bouech670/
Boutth670/
Boyaut670/

Bou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bou in the Hindi language
बोूbou-
Bou in the Marathi language
बोउbo'u-
Bou in the Tibetan language
སྦའུ་ba'u50
སྦཝ་bawa25
བའུ་ba'u25
Bou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮbw46.19
ﺍﺑﻮabw33.81
b5.71
ﺍﺏab4.76
ﺃﺑﻮabw3.81
ﺃﺏab1.9
ﺑﻮﻩbwh0.48
ﺁﺏab0.48
ﺇﺑﻮabw0.48
Bou in the Russian language
Боуbou-

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