Bochum Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bochum Surname User-submission:

The surname Morukhu or Bochum is mainly from a village called Bochum in Limpopo. It is from the Bakwena people, who are from the rural areas of Bochum. It was a group of people who wanted to name themselves so that they can share a common thing other that the land that they were from.

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Bochum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1181:682,25052,603
Cameroon821:253,28124,740
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Bochum (10) may also be a first name.

Bochum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Morukhu or Bochum is mainly from a village called Bochum in Limpopo. It is from the Bakwena people, who are from the rural areas of Bochum. It was a group of people who wanted to name themselves so that they can share a common thing other that the land that they were from.

- khutso

Bochum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bochum (Tibetan: སྦོ་བཅུམ།) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bochum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,048,281st most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. The last name Bochum is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Bochum are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Bochum is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 10 people.

The surname Bochum is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 682,250. In Germany Bochum is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent live, Berlin, where 21 percent live and Hamburg, where 15 percent live. Outside of Germany Bochum occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Bochum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bochum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bochum last name increased 438 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bochum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bochum surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Bochum earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.51% less than the national average, earning $40,772 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouchum9267/
Buochum9252/
Boochum922/
Bochoum921/
Bocum915/
Bouchoum861/
Bootchum861/
Boudchum861/
Bocoum8346,187/
Bhocum8385/
Bochun8316/
Bechum8312/
Bokhum8312/
Boicum838/
Bojcum837/
Bachum837/
Boucum833/
Bochom832/
Buchum831/
Bochuń831/
Bootchaum804/
Bouchhoum801/
Boutchoum801/
Beechum77481/
Boichun77454/
Boucoum77156/
Boychun7767/
Bauchum7746/
Bokhoum7724/
Boochun7714/
Bouchom778/
Bochung775/
Booshum774/
Botchun772/
Bochoun772/
Bojchun771/
Batchum771/
Boicoum771/
Bachoum771/
Baachum771/
Butchum771/
Bookhum771/
Boukhum771/
Baschum770/
Bosum73325/
Boxum73300/
Bacum7369/
Bocom7320/
Bojum7311/
Bozum731/
Vocum731/
Boschung711,637/
Botchuin7124/
Beechaum7122/
Bhuchume715/
Bootchun715/
Batchoum713/
Bouchung712/
Bokhoume711/
Boochoom711/
Bouchune711/
Bouchoun711/
Bhoichun711/
Bautchum711/
Booychun711/
Wachum673,842/
Bazoum67883/
Bochon67329/
Bachun67283/
Bousum67251/
Botzum67239/
Bochoń6788/
Bossum6762/
Bakhum6742/
Bacoum6740/
Bokhun6739/
Bashum6727/
Buchumova6726/
Boshom6723/
Bhasum6722/
Bozsum6721/
Bojeum6720/
Basoum6717/
Bhosum6716/
Bousom6716/
Boojum674/
Buchom674/
Boucom673/
Bouschung673/
Bochunova672/
Bachom672/
Boutchuin672/
Bouchoune672/
Bohhun672/
Boshumova671/
Bouchaund671/
Boosum671/
Boczun671/
Boczuń671/
Bouchoung671/
Botcheung671/
Boshun671/
Bozoum671/
Bozshchun671/
Beutchoum671/
Bajoum671/
Bazhum671/
Botsum671/
Boujum671/

Bochum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bochum in the Tibetan language
སྦོ་བཅུམ།bochum50
སྦ་ཀུམ།bakum50

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