Bokay Surname
Approximately 634 people bear this surname
Bokay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 249 | 1:34,368 | 4,805 |
| Liberia | 208 | 1:21,195 | 2,118 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| United States | 46 | 1:7,879,542 | 351,394 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Bókay (37) are calculated separately.
Bokay (215) may also be a first name.
Bokay Demographics
Average Bokay Salary in
United States
$36,549 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bokay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bokay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bokay (Marathi: बोकय, Oriya: େବାକାୟ, Russian: Бокай) has its highest incidence in Israel. It may also occur in the variant forms: Bókay. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bokay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bokay is the 514,664th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 11,494,552 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Bokay reside; 39 percent reside in West Asia and 39 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Bokay is also the 616,131st most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 215 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Israel, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 34,368. In Israel it is most numerous in: Tel Aviv District, where 41 percent live, Central District, where 33 percent live and Haifa District, where 10 percent live. Excluding Israel it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Bokay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bokay has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 383 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bokay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bokay are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% registered to vote for the political party.
Bokay earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.3% less than the national average, earning $36,549 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bokay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bokay in the Oriya language | ||
| େବାକାୟ | ebakaya | - |
| Bokay in the Marathi language | ||
| बोकय | bokaya | 60 |
| बोकाय | bokaya | 40 |
| Bokay in the Russian language | ||
| Бокай | bokaj | - |
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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 Bokay
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