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 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.
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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