Bocken Surname

393,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Bocken Surname Definition:

A corruption of Booking.

Bocken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4321:26,6134,234
Netherlands2561:65,96611,279
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
India71:109,580,769786,157
France51:13,284,544357,392
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Böcken (108) are calculated separately.

Bocken Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Booking.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bocken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bocken is found most in Belgium. It may appear in the variant forms: Böcken. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bocken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 393,206th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,106,280 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Bocken are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Bocken is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 26,613. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 67 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 21 percent live and Walloon Region, where 12 percent live. Outside of Belgium this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Bocken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bocken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bocken surname increased 418 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bocken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bocken last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.11% registered with the political party.

Bocken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $46,585 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Böcken94108/
Boecken9286/
Boicken9253/
Boucken928/
Bochken921/
Bockien920/
Bocsken920/
Boken91625/
Bocen914/
Boschken8631/
Bockienė861/
Bochen831,674/
Bücken831,018/
Backen83863/
Becken83839/
Boyken83580/
Boeken83421/
Bokken83269/
Bucken83170/
Bockin83110/
Booken8395/
Bocoen8359/
Bhoken8323/
Boiken8320/
Bouken8318/
Bockne8316/
Bokien8315/
Bockem836/
Boycen835/
Bäcken834/
Bokoen834/
Boucen833/
Bodken831/
Bojcen831/
Bocuen830/
Bohken830/
Bokeen830/
Bozken830/
Bokn80159/
Bochkin771,318/
Beecken77829/
Boukeng77163/
Boukent77162/
Bouchen77152/
Beucken7781/
Bochkyn7740/
Backeng7727/
Boskent7713/
Boukien7710/
Bousken775/
Baucken774/
Bachken774/
Bootken774/
Bocchen772/
Bookent772/
Bouyken772/
Buicken772/
Bokienė772/
Baecken772/
Bookeun771/
Bockion771/
Boeckin771/
Backeen771/
Bokenne771/
Boychen771/
Åbacken771/
Bokuehn771/
Bosckin771/
Backeun771/
Buckent770/
Beckken770/
Bouycen770/
Bouckin770/
Beken735,306/
Baken731,137/
Büken73778/
Bokin73524/
Böken73263/
Buken73153/
Bokne7338/
Bocin7332/
Bokyn7329/
Bacen7326/
Bucen7324/
Boscn735/
Bokén735/
Boikn734/
Bocnk733/
Boykn731/
Bookn731/
Bhokn731/
Boceń731/
Buckn731/
Backn731/
Bokng731/
Bodkn730/
Beckn730/
Bochkina71869/
Bočkienė71157/
Bokenova71134/
Bokengue71126/
Bochkyna7148/
Buckienė716/
Botchkin713/
Bouchkin713/
Bokengne711/
Boikienė711/
Boothken711/
Boucheen711/
Bakckeen710/
Backenck710/
Boykin6723,773/
Bakken6715,138/
Bekken671,592/
Buchen671,576/
Beeken671,431/
Beuken67640/
Bokina67611/
Bochin67433/
Bachen67362/
Baaken67357/
Busken67325/
Baeken67303/
Bekaen67270/
Bauken67196/
Boškin67186/
Boukem67151/
Bookin67149/
Buyken6770/
Başken6767/
Budken6765/
Bocheń6764/
Bokyna6740/
Boquen6738/
Bekenn6732/
Boikin6727/
Botkyn6727/
Buckin6725/
Boukin6721/
Backin6719/
Backén6719/
Backne6717/
Buckem6717/
Voiken6712/
Bucaen6712/
Bacuen6711/
Bokkin6710/
Bodkyn6710/
Boskyn6710/
Beckin679/
Bakeen679/
Botchkina678/
Bekoen678/
Baucen676/
Vouken676/
Boykem675/
Bhokne675/
Behken674/
Bhuken674/
Bakoen674/
Böckin674/
Bojkin673/
Boycin673/
Bogkin673/
Boykyn673/
Boçkin673/
Buccen672/
Boucin672/
Bukken672/
Boccin672/
Bhoucheen672/
Buckhn671/
Bukeen671/
Buokin671/
Bhocin671/
Backhn671/
Bahken671/
Bokyon671/
Vogken671/
Bokion671/
Bokühn671/
Bückem671/
Bakaen671/
Bahcen671/
Boudkn671/
Baccen671/
Butken671/
Bakien670/
Bozkin670/
Bacaen670/
Boekin670/
Bodkne670/
Buckne670/

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