Bok Surname
Approximately 13,339 people bear this surname
Bok Surname Definition:
Nickname for Burghard.
Bok Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,026 | 1:17,904 | 2,252 |
| Netherlands | 1,962 | 1:8,607 | 1,078 |
| Malaysia | 1,073 | 1:27,488 | 2,412 |
| Poland | 1,043 | 1:36,442 | 5,647 |
| United States | 967 | 1:374,828 | 33,176 |
| Indonesia | 513 | 1:257,796 | 23,399 |
| Nigeria | 462 | 1:383,426 | 20,310 |
| Philippines | 404 | 1:250,590 | 37,479 |
| Germany | 351 | 1:229,360 | 25,519 |
| Russia | 345 | 1:417,748 | 40,002 |
| Papua New Guinea | 339 | 1:24,052 | 2,643 |
| Namibia | 334 | 1:7,214 | 1,415 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Czechia | 266 | 1:39,975 | 6,616 |
| Australia | 231 | 1:116,865 | 12,949 |
| Ukraine | 221 | 1:205,985 | 27,741 |
| Botswana | 143 | 1:15,293 | 2,975 |
| Sweden | 123 | 1:80,055 | 5,952 |
| Brazil | 121 | 1:1,769,209 | 57,430 |
| Canada | 113 | 1:326,067 | 29,799 |
| South Korea | 94 | 1:545,109 | 258 |
| Thailand | 87 | 1:811,935 | 130,701 |
| Solomon Islands | 68 | 1:8,530 | 1,411 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Pakistan | 47 | 1:3,800,934 | 27,883 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Hungary | 43 | 1:228,286 | 18,658 |
| Mauritania | 42 | 1:97,497 | 6,070 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Cambodia | 24 | 1:645,298 | 4,626 |
| Hong Kong | 22 | 1:333,431 | 3,127 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Croatia | 12 | 1:352,384 | 32,084 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Belarus | 8 | 1:1,187,632 | 77,603 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
The alternate forms: Bók (241) are calculated separately.
Bok (8,757) may also be a first name.
Bok Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nickname for Burghard.
Bok Demographics
Average Bok Salary in
United States
$47,473 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bok Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bok Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bok (Arabic: بوك, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻚ, Hindi: बोक, Marathi: बोक, Russian: Бок, Tibetan: བོག་) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can appear as: Bók. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bok? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 39,359th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 546,334 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 33 percent of Bok reside; 26 percent reside in Southern Africa and 26 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Bok is also the 66,950th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 8,757 people.
The last name Bok is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 3,026 people, or 1 in 17,904. In South Africa Bok is mostly concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 42 percent live, North West, where 15 percent live and Western Cape, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 102 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 15 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.
Bok Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bok has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bok last name rose 2,057 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bok Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Bok are 23.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.51% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bok earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.78% less than the national average, earning R 152,616 per year; in United States they earn 10.02% more than the national average, earning $47,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.13% less than the national average, earning $47,136 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bók | 89 | 241 | / |
| Bock | 86 | 90,926 | / |
| Boke | 86 | 16,726 | / |
| Book | 86 | 14,917 | / |
| Bouk | 86 | 3,969 | / |
| Bokh | 86 | 1,870 | / |
| Boik | 86 | 1,556 | / |
| Boek | 86 | 1,297 | / |
| Bokk | 86 | 820 | / |
| Boyk | 86 | 530 | / |
| Buok | 86 | 173 | / |
| Bogk | 86 | 62 | / |
| Bohk | 86 | 59 | / |
| Bojk | 86 | 56 | / |
| Bokś | 86 | 51 | / |
| Bhok | 86 | 30 | / |
| Bokt | 86 | 20 | / |
| Bokq | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hbok | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bhoke | 75 | 5,111 | / |
| Bookh | 75 | 3,079 | / |
| Bouck | 75 | 2,520 | / |
| Boike | 75 | 2,134 | / |
| Boock | 75 | 1,928 | / |
| Boyke | 75 | 1,286 | / |
| Bouke | 75 | 1,250 | / |
| Bhoik | 75 | 691 | / |
| Booke | 75 | 527 | / |
| Bokke | 75 | 367 | / |
| Boukh | 75 | 253 | / |
| Boehk | 75 | 198 | / |
| Bocke | 75 | 114 | / |
| Bokht | 75 | 112 | / |
| Boigk | 75 | 104 | / |
| Boikh | 75 | 47 | / |
| Bodkh | 75 | 44 | / |
| Boick | 75 | 43 | / |
| Boyks | 75 | 40 | / |
| Bockh | 75 | 36 | / |
| Bokhe | 75 | 26 | / |
| Boszk | 75 | 21 | / |
| Bhokh | 75 | 17 | / |
| Bohks | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bokhs | 75 | 9 | / |
| Buoke | 75 | 6 | / |
| Boekh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Boyck | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bhojk | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bhock | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bokås | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bootk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Boskh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Botck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boosk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhosk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boikg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bokch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bokks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boogk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bokss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bockk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Botkc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boskė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhook | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bokhh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bossk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bocck | 75 | 0 | / |
| Buock | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bockt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Buoks | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bak | 67 | 51,106 | / |
| Box | 67 | 30,929 | / |
| Bokova | 67 | 11,617 | / |
| Buk | 67 | 10,354 | / |
| Boc | 67 | 6,231 | / |
| Bük | 67 | 1,490 | / |
| Bog | 67 | 820 | / |
| Boeckh | 67 | 344 | / |
| Boková | 67 | 343 | / |
| Boucke | 67 | 252 | / |
| Boszke | 67 | 184 | / |
| Boocks | 67 | 168 | / |
| Bokowa | 67 | 99 | / |
| Bothke | 67 | 48 | / |
| Boycks | 67 | 32 | / |
| Bhodke | 67 | 28 | / |
| Boq | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bhokhe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Booske | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bhooke | 67 | 15 | / |
| Boehck | 67 | 14 | / |
| Boukke | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bochke | 67 | 9 | / |
| Boukhe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Boksch | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bhokke | 67 | 7 | / |
| D'Bouk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bokhsh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Boukhd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bokkhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boichk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhookh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouske | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bousks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bookhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bookke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhoike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhoshk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhotke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohcke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boisck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boithk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bodkke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bocksh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohksh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokksh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bockth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Būk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouysk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhoikh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boecck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bodcke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boitke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boocke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bockph | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boycke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boucck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bousck | 67 | 0 | / |
Bok Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bok in the Tibetan language | ||
| བོག་ | bok | - |
| Bok in the Hindi language | ||
| बोक | boka | 93.33 |
| बॉक | boka | 6.67 |
| Bok in the Marathi language | ||
| बोक | boka | 88.46 |
| बोके़ | boke | 7.69 |
| बॉक | boka | 3.85 |
| Bok in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻚ | bk | 50 |
| ﺍﺑﻚ | abk | 25 |
| ﺃﺑﻚ | abk | 16.67 |
| ﺇﺑﻚ | abk | 8.33 |
| Bok in the Russian language | ||
| Бок | bok | - |
| Bok in the Arabic language | ||
| بوك | bwk | - |
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