Bomken Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bomken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bomken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

The alternate forms: Bömken (71) are calculated separately.

Bomken (124) may also be a first name.

Bomken Last Name Facts

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

Bomken occurs most in England. It can also be rendered as: Bömken. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bomken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Bomken are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 836,439th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 124 people.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England it is most frequent in: Gloucestershire, where 85 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 8 percent are found and Norfolk, where 8 percent are found. Outside of England this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bömken9471/
Bomkien921/
Bohmken920/
Bomkenk920/
Bomkin8320/
Bumken836/
Bumkeng77210/
Baumken7724/
Beumken7722/
Bomkina7721/
Böhmken7713/
Bumkengh716/
Bamkin67329/
Bumkin6711/
Bumkem677/
Vomkin673/
Bemkin671/
Bamkina624/
Bamchen622/
Bumkina622/
Baumchen57220/
Böhmchen574/

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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
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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 Bomken
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