Bochum Surname
Approximately 239 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBochum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 118 | 1:682,250 | 52,603 |
| Cameroon | 82 | 1:253,281 | 24,740 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
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.
- khutsoBochum Demographics
Average Bochum Salary in
United States
$40,772 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bochum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bochum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bochum (Tibetan: སྦོ་བཅུམ།) is most common in Germany. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bochum? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,048,281st most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Bochum live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. Bochum is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held given name on earth, held by 10 people.
It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 682,250. In Germany Bochum is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 30 percent reside, Berlin, where 21 percent reside and Hamburg, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Bochum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bochum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bochum last name rose 438 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bochum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bochum are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political 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
Bochum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bochum in the Tibetan language | ||
| སྦོ་བཅུམ། | bochum | 50 |
| སྦ་ཀུམ། | bakum | 50 |
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Footnotes
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