Bokans Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Bokans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 39 | 1:52,565 | 7,946 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Bokāns (2) are calculated separately.
Bokans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bokans Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bokans (Russian: Боканс) is held by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Bokāns. For other potential spellings of Bokans click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bokans? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,979,664th most numerous surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bokans reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Baltic Europe.
It is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 52,565. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Riga Planning Region, where 87 percent live, Vidzeme, where 5 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 3 percent live. Besides Latvia Bokans occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bokāns | 94 | 2 | / |
| Bockans | 92 | 3 | / |
| Boukans | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bokanse | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bodkans | 92 | 0 | / |
| Bockhans | 86 | 13 | / |
| Boykains | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bakans | 83 | 37 | / |
| Bukans | 83 | 6 | / |
| Bocans | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bekans | 83 | 0 | / |
| Butkans | 77 | 25 | / |
| Backans | 77 | 13 | / |
| Bokanze | 77 | 5 | / |
| Buckans | 77 | 2 | / |
| Boykons | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekkans | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakanse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekcans | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boccans | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakansh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boykanz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakhans | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bekeans | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bokhens | 77 | 0 | / |
| Backhans | 71 | 77 | / |
| Beckhans | 71 | 25 | / |
| Boukhams | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bukatins | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bochkons | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boykeins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bacans | 67 | 39 | / |
| Bacons | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bucans | 67 | 10 | / |
| Becans | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bukanz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bacāns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bécans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakāns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Becons | 67 | 0 | / |
| Buckhauns | 67 | 0 | / |
Bokans Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bokans in the Russian language | ||
| Боканс | bokans | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Bokans
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