Bochow Surname

387,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bochow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bochow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7191:111,96913,789
Australia861:313,90427,145
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Bochów (8) are calculated separately.

Bochow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bochow is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Bochów. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bochow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 387,740th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,964,531 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 79 percent of Bochow live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 719 people, or 1 in 111,969. In Germany it is mostly found in: Brandenburg, where 43 percent are found, Berlin, where 31 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 5 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Bochow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bochow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bochow surname rose 631 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bochow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bochow surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bochow earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.81% less than the national average, earning $41,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.14% less than the national average, earning $36,696 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bochów948/
Bochhow921/
Bochowa921/
Bocowa83139/
Buchow8330/
Bachow8324/
Bochov8314/
Boshow8311/
Boicow831/
Bochoev7724/
Bochova7713/
Boschof776/
Boychov773/
Bochoff772/
Bachowa771/
Buchows771/
Botchof771/
Boichov771/
Bouchaw771/
Boyshow770/
Bothsow770/
Baschow770/
Bacow7321/
Bocov738/
Bocaw732/
Bosow732/
Bozow731/
Bouchouf71947/
Boschoff7123/
Boychoff7120/
Boychova713/
Botchoff713/
Bushchow713/
Boschosf711/
Boichova711/
Bozchova711/
Boytchov711/
Boshowss711/
Bochhoff710/
Bouchawe710/
Bossow67640/
Bashow67477/
Boshaw67197/
Boshof67149/
Bozhov67102/
Boicov6790/
Bokhov6786/
Bosowa6766/
Bachov6759/
Bojcov6744/
Buchov6738/
Bokhof6737/
Bochub6734/
Botzow6728/
Boshov6722/
Vachow6718/
Boycov6712/
Bacowa6710/
Bachaw6710/
Bechov6710/
Bachów676/
Bachof673/
Vochov673/
Buchof673/
Bojzow671/
Boyschova671/
Bocouf671/
Bodcaw671/
Buchaw671/
Boozaw670/

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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 Bochow
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