Bocks Surname

367,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bocks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bocks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3431:234,71025,927
South Africa3161:171,44819,021
United States2341:1,548,970104,799
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Bocks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bocks has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bocks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bocks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 367,166th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,428,691 people. The last name Bocks is predominantly found in Europe, where 36 percent of Bocks are found; 35 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Bocks is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 343 people, or 1 in 234,710. In Germany Bocks is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent reside, Bavaria, where 5 percent reside and Hesse, where 3 percent reside. Other than Germany Bocks occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 24 percent reside.

Bocks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bocks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 807 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bocks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bocks surname are 32.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 79.03% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bocks earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.3% less than the national average, earning R 177,516 per year and in United States they earn 18.35% more than the national average, earning $51,065 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boocks91168/
Boycks9132/
Boecks912/
Bocksh911/
Boks891,789/
Bocksch83310/
Boickes830/
Becks803,845/
Boksh802,995/
Backs801,863/
Bucks801,387/
Bokse80474/
Bocse80404/
Bockx80156/
Boksz80127/
Books8087/
Boyks8040/
Bochs8034/
Bäcks8023/
Boeks8017/
Bouks8010/
Bohks809/
Bokhs809/
Bocsh804/
Bücks803/
Boscs802/
Bokås802/
Bokst801/
Boecs801/
Bhoks801/
Botcs801/
Bokss801/
Bokks801/
Buoks800/
Boocs800/
Boucksse771/
Boeckx732,524/
Buycks73240/
Bokshe73224/
Booksh73121/
Bhokse73101/
Baucks7382/
Bouchs7340/
Boochs7326/
Boukse7312/
Beecks739/
Backås739/
Boksch738/
Bokhsh737/
Backst737/
Bucksh733/
Backsh733/
Buckhs732/
Bohksh731/
Bokksh731/
Bocshe731/
Bäckås731/
Buckzs731/
Buicks731/
Boukhs731/
Backse731/
Boecsh731/
Bousks731/
Baks6714,295/
Beks672,527/
Bogs67717/
Buks67662/
Bucksch67522/
Bács67477/
Bokx6789/
Bokś6751/
Boikess6741/
Buyckes6740/
Bücs6738/
Bouksse6736/
Böcs6732/
Boksova6721/
Boxs6713/
Bhokshe678/
Backhsh677/
Backsch674/
Boikese674/
Boshksh674/
Boksová672/
Bócs671/
Bosx671/
Bokz671/
Bècs671/
Boeksch671/
Búcs671/
Büks671/
Bojkese670/
Buickes670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bocks
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