Boken Surname
Approximately 625 people bear this surname
Boken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 169 | 1:2,144,727 | 135,635 |
| India | 163 | 1:4,705,923 | 120,533 |
| Kazakhstan | 122 | 1:144,938 | 14,674 |
| Papua New Guinea | 84 | 1:97,068 | 13,033 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
The alternate forms: Böken (263), Bokén (5) & Bökén (11) are calculated separately.
Boken (310) may also be a first name.
Boken Demographics
Boken Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Boken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boken (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﻦ, Hindi: बोकेन, Marathi: बोक, Russian: Бокен) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Böken, Bokén or Bökén. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boken? popularity and diffusion
It is the 520,629th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,660,073 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 47 percent of Boken are found; 26 percent are found in North America and 26 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 499,178th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 310 people.
Boken is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 2,144,727. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 16 percent reside, Colorado, where 7 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 20 percent reside.
Boken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Boken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boken last name 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 adherence of those carrying the Boken surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States Boken are 18.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.63% registered to vote for the 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
Boken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boken in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻜﻦ | bkn | - |
| Boken in the Hindi language | ||
| बोकेन | bokena | - |
| Boken in the Marathi language | ||
| बोक | boka | 90 |
| बोकेन | bokena | 6.67 |
| बोकानोबा | bokanoba | 3.33 |
| Boken in the Russian language | ||
| Бокен | boken | - |
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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 Boken
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