Bok Surname

39,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Aruba

Bok Surname Definition:

Nickname for Burghard.

Bok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,0261:17,9042,252
Netherlands1,9621:8,6071,078
Malaysia1,0731:27,4882,412
Poland1,0431:36,4425,647
United States9671:374,82833,176
Indonesia5131:257,79623,399
Nigeria4621:383,42620,310
Philippines4041:250,59037,479
Germany3511:229,36025,519
Russia3451:417,74840,002
Papua New Guinea3391:24,0522,643
Namibia3341:7,2141,415
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Czechia2661:39,9756,616
Australia2311:116,86512,949
Ukraine2211:205,98527,741
Botswana1431:15,2932,975
Sweden1231:80,0555,952
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Canada1131:326,06729,799
South Korea941:545,109258
Thailand871:811,935130,701
Solomon Islands681:8,5301,411
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Pakistan471:3,800,93427,883
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
India461:16,675,334263,471
England451:1,238,17956,985
Hungary431:228,28618,658
Mauritania421:97,4976,070
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Cambodia241:645,2984,626
Hong Kong221:333,4313,127
France201:3,321,136213,627
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Aruba181:5,749789
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Austria131:655,03358,041
China131:105,178,5825,529
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Costa Rica111:434,5523,937
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bók89241/
Bock8690,926/
Boke8616,726/
Book8614,917/
Bouk863,969/
Bokh861,870/
Boik861,556/
Boek861,297/
Bokk86820/
Boyk86530/
Buok86173/
Bogk8662/
Bohk8659/
Bojk8656/
Bokś8651/
Bhok8630/
Bokt8620/
Bokq863/
Hbok861/
Bhoke755,111/
Bookh753,079/
Bouck752,520/
Boike752,134/
Boock751,928/
Boyke751,286/
Bouke751,250/
Bhoik75691/
Booke75527/
Bokke75367/
Boukh75253/
Boehk75198/
Bocke75114/
Bokht75112/
Boigk75104/
Boikh7547/
Bodkh7544/
Boick7543/
Boyks7540/
Bockh7536/
Bokhe7526/
Boszk7521/
Bhokh7517/
Bohks759/
Bokhs759/
Buoke756/
Boekh753/
Boyck753/
Bhojk753/
Bhock752/
Bokås752/
Bootk752/
Boskh751/
Botck751/
Boosk751/
Bhosk751/
Boikg751/
Bokch751/
Bokks751/
Boogk751/
Bokss751/
Bockk751/
Botkc751/
Boskė751/
Bhook751/
Bokhh751/
Bossk751/
Bocck750/
Buock750/
Bockt750/
Buoks750/
Bak6751,106/
Box6730,929/
Bokova6711,617/
Buk6710,354/
Boc676,231/
Bük671,490/
Bog67820/
Boeckh67344/
Boková67343/
Boucke67252/
Boszke67184/
Boocks67168/
Bokowa6799/
Bothke6748/
Boycks6732/
Bhodke6728/
Boq6728/
Bhokhe6716/
Booske6716/
Bhooke6715/
Boehck6714/
Boukke6710/
Bochke679/
Boukhe679/
Boksch678/
Bhokke677/
D'Bouk677/
Bokhsh677/
Boukhd674/
Bokkhe673/
Boichk673/
Bhookh672/
Bouske672/
Bousks671/
Bookhe671/
Bookke671/
Bhoike671/
Bhoshk671/
Bhotke671/
Bohcke671/
Boisck671/
Boithk671/
Bodkke671/
Bocksh671/
Bohksh671/
Bokksh671/
Bockth671/
Būk671/
Bouysk671/
Bhoikh671/
Boukhs671/
Boecck671/
Bodcke670/
Boitke670/
Boocke670/
Bockph670/
Boycke670/
Boucck670/
Bousck670/

Bok Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bok in the Tibetan language
བོག་bok-
Bok in the Hindi language
बोकboka93.33
बॉकboka6.67
Bok in the Marathi language
बोकboka88.46
बोके़boke7.69
बॉकboka3.85
Bok in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻚbk50
ﺍﺑﻚabk25
ﺃﺑﻚabk16.67
ﺇﺑﻚabk8.33
Bok in the Russian language
Бокbok-
Bok in the Arabic language
بوكbwk-

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