Boken Surname

520,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Boken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
India1631:4,705,923120,533
Kazakhstan1221:144,93814,674
Papua New Guinea841:97,06813,033
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
England241:2,321,58686,519
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Böken (263), Bokén (5) & Bökén (11) are calculated separately.

Boken (310) may also be a first name.

Boken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boken (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﻦ, Hindi: बोकेन, Marathi: बोक, Russian: Бокен) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Böken, Bokén or Bökén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 520,629th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 11,660,073 people. The last name Boken occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Boken live; 26 percent live in North America and 26 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 499,178th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 310 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 2,144,727. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 16 percent live, Colorado, where 7 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in India, where 26 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 20 percent live.

Boken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 497 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boken Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Boken last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Boken surname are 18.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.63% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Boken earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $41,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $52,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Böken93263/
Bokén935/
Bocken91899/
Boyken91580/
Boeken91421/
Bokken91269/
Booken9195/
Bhoken9123/
Boiken9120/
Bouken9118/
Bokien9115/
Bokoen914/
Bodken911/
Bohken910/
Bokeen910/
Bozken910/
Bokn89159/
Bökén8711/
Boukeng83163/
Boukent83162/
Boecken8386/
Boicken8353/
Boskent8313/
Boukien8310/
Boucken838/
Bousken835/
Bootken834/
Bookent832/
Bouyken832/
Bokienė832/
Bookeun831/
Bochken831/
Bokenne831/
Bokuehn831/
Bockien830/
Beken805,306/
Baken801,137/
Büken80778/
Bokin80524/
Buken80153/
Bokne8038/
Bokyn8029/
Bocen804/
Boikn804/
Boykn801/
Bookn801/
Bhokn801/
Bokng801/
Bodkn800/
Bokenova77134/
Bokengue77126/
Boschken7731/
Bokengne771/
Boikienė771/
Bockienė771/
Boothken771/
Boykin7323,773/
Bakken7315,138/
Bochen731,674/
Bekken731,592/
Beeken731,431/
Bücken731,018/
Backen73863/
Becken73839/
Beuken73640/
Bokina73611/
Baaken73357/
Busken73325/
Baeken73303/
Bekaen73270/
Bauken73196/
Boškin73186/
Bucken73170/
Boukem73151/
Bookin73149/
Bockin73110/
Böcken73108/
Buyken7370/
Başken7367/
Budken7365/
Bocoen7359/
Bokyna7340/
Boquen7338/
Bekenn7332/
Boikin7327/
Botkyn7327/
Boukin7321/
Bockne7316/
Voiken7312/
Bokkin7310/
Bodkyn7310/
Boskyn7310/
Bakeen739/
Bekoen738/
Bockem736/
Vouken736/
Boykem735/
Bhokne735/
Boycen735/
Behken734/
Bhuken734/
Bakoen734/
Bäcken734/
Bojkin733/
Bogkin733/
Boykyn733/
Boucen733/
Boçkin733/
Bukken732/
Bukeen731/
Buokin731/
Bahken731/
Bokyon731/
Vogken731/
Bojcen731/
Bokion731/
Bokühn731/
Bakaen731/
Boudkn731/
Butken731/
Bakien730/
Bozkin730/
Bocuen730/
Boekin730/
Bodkne730/
Beecken67829/
Bakenne67612/
Boykina67233/
Bakienė67224/
Boukind67218/
Boquien67197/
Bouchen67152/
Bukienė6795/
Bokking6790/
Beucken6781/
Boshkin6771/
Boskind6769/
Boiskin6767/
Bokkina6762/
Bochkyn6740/
Backeng6727/
Bouking6727/
Baekken6717/
Bogking6716/
Buthken6712/
Boukina6711/
Bhookhn679/
Boikina679/
Beauken677/
Buoking675/
Baucken674/
Bukn674/
Boshkyn674/
Boykinn673/
Boikyna673/
Bookina672/
Bakn672/
Bocchen672/
Boykind672/
Botkinn672/
Buikemn672/
Buicken672/
Baecken672/
Bekn672/
Buskenn671/
Boknova671/
Boutkin671/
Bockion671/
Bodking671/
Boeckin671/
Backeen671/
Vokn671/
Boychen671/
Åbacken671/
Buykene671/
Bosckin671/
Beukeng671/
Bahkeng671/
Backeun671/
Boyskyn671/
Boykyna671/
Boqn671/
Buskeng670/
Buckent670/
Boequin670/
Baskenn670/
Beckken670/
Boydkin670/
Bouycen670/
Bouckin670/
Boykion670/
Buoykin670/
Botking670/
Bausken670/

Boken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boken in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻜﻦbkn-
Boken in the Hindi language
बोकेनbokena-
Boken in the Marathi language
बोकboka90
बोकेनbokena6.67
बोकानोबाbokanoba3.33
Boken in the Russian language
Бокенboken-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boken
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