Bocle Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Bocle Surname Definition:
Bocle: (Old English), a hill swelling out; hence the names Bickley, Bickle, Buckle (German büchel).
Bocle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 192 | 1:345,952 | 52,007 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Boclé (8) are calculated separately.
Bocle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Bocle: (Old English), a hill swelling out; hence the names Bickley, Bickle, Buckle (German büchel).
Bocle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bocle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bocle occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Boclé. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bocle? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bocle is the 1,173,425th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. Bocle is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Bocle reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
It is most frequent in France, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 345,952. In France it is most frequent in: Brittany, where 38 percent live, Île-de-France, where 24 percent live and Martinique, where 11 percent live. Beside France this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 2 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.
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