Bocanek Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Bocanek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bocanek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

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 held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Bočánek. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bocanek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Bocanek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bocanek live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,053,229. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Zürich, where 75 percent live and Canton of Zug, where 25 percent live. Barring Switzerland it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 29 percent live and Czechia, where 14 percent live.

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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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  • 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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