Bocanek Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Bocanek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Bočánek (76) are calculated separately.
Bocanek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bocanek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bocanek is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Bočánek. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bocanek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bocanek reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,053,229. In Switzerland Bocanek is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 75 percent are found and Canton of Zug, where 25 percent are found. Beside Switzerland this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 29 percent are found and Czechia, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bochanek | 93 | 20 | / |
| Bocianek | 93 | 14 | / |
| Bočánek | 90 | 76 | / |
| Bochannek | 88 | 19 | / |
| Bouchanek | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bochaneck | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bojanek | 86 | 359 | / |
| Bosanek | 86 | 54 | / |
| Bucanek | 86 | 48 | / |
| Bacanek | 86 | 12 | / |
| Bozanek | 86 | 8 | / |
| Bocaneg | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bochanneck | 82 | 3 | / |
| Bachanek | 80 | 1,383 | / |
| Bocionek | 80 | 176 | / |
| Buchanek | 80 | 81 | / |
| Bockenek | 80 | 51 | / |
| Bochonek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bochanik | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boczonek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bascanek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bocankova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bucaneg | 71 | 523 | / |
| Bazanek | 71 | 134 | / |
| Bajánek | 71 | 62 | / |
| Bačanek | 71 | 48 | / |
| Bosanec | 71 | 40 | / |
| Bakanek | 71 | 25 | / |
| Bozonek | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bakenek | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bojanec | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bajanek | 71 | 8 | / |
| Vocanec | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bocanig | 71 | 3 | / |
| Božánek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Basanek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Becanik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bucanec | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bojonek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bacanik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bacanyk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bojanik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buchanec | 67 | 61 | / |
| Bokhenek | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bhojanik | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bachánek | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bozionek | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bakaneke | 67 | 14 | / |
| Botzonek | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bockanic | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bokhonek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bodjanec | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bozhanik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baczonek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bachonek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barzanek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakhanek | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bocanek
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