Boctor Surname

92,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Sudan

Boctor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boctor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt2,2581:40,7164,150
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
United States3821:948,84570,809
Canada1491:247,28623,510
Australia491:550,93340,757
England271:2,063,63279,942
Austria171:500,90847,931
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Boctor (12) may also be a first name.

Boctor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boctor is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Boctor click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boctor? popularity and diffusion

Boctor is the 92,161st most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,405,234 people. The last name Boctor occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Boctor reside; 87 percent reside in North Africa and 87 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Boctor is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 12 people.

It is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,258 people, or 1 in 40,716. Apart from Egypt Boctor occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 43 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Boctor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Boctor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Boctor last name increased 5,457 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Boctor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boctor surname are 43.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Boctor earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning $46,353 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.39% more than the national average, earning $61,802 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bocktor92187/
Boctour924/
Bokctor921/
Bochstor861/
Boktor832,778/
Bojtor83730/
Bactor8359/
Voctor8311/
Bogtor834/
Buctor831/
Boctar831/
Woctor830/
Bodstor7791/
Boktour778/
Bogtour772/
Voictor771/
Bactour771/
Booktor771/
Boktoor771/
Buchtor770/
Buchstor7141/
Bachtour717/
Backtorp717/
Bouchtar715/
Wactor67493/
Bactar67483/
Vactor67178/
Bojtár67162/
Buckthorp67140/
Bojtar6753/
Bactăr6727/
Voktor6724/
Boktar6713/
Wogtor678/
Bachttour675/
Woktor675/
Baktor675/
Bugtor672/
Baztor671/
Buktor671/
Buchstore670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boctor
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