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
The surname Bocanek is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Bočánek. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bocanek? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Bocanek occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bocanek are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,053,229. In Switzerland it is primarily found in: Canton of Zürich, where 75 percent live and Canton of Zug, where 25 percent live. Other than Switzerland this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 29 percent live and Czechia, where 14 percent live.
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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