Book Surname

35,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Book Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at a Beech-Tree [Old English bóc]

Book Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1981:44,2135,417
Germany1,2801:62,8958,077
Canada7911:46,5815,718
Philippines7211:140,41423,674
Sweden6801:14,4811,239
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Iran3841:199,95416,155
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
England2751:202,61117,646
Pakistan2731:654,37310,108
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
India1121:6,848,798152,966
Norway1011:50,9147,301
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Australia691:391,24231,907
Uruguay621:55,3516,057
Indonesia541:2,449,059145,688
France451:1,476,060142,161
Cameroon431:483,00239,429
Italy341:1,798,72686,050
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Qatar161:147,37516,023
China151:91,154,7714,767
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Hong Kong141:523,9633,360
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Finland101:549,67032,186
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Wales51:618,90625,852
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:157,26013,677
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales41:392,10412,338
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2081:41,5724,866

Book (2,284) may also be a first name.

Book Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at a Beech-Tree [Old English bóc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Book Last Name Facts

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

The surname Book is found most in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Book? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,429th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 488,540 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Book live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 156,073rd most prevalent forename globally. It is borne by 2,284 people.

Book is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 8,198 people, or 1 in 44,213. In The United States Book is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Louisiana, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States it exists in 110 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Book Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Book has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Book surname increased 679 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 18 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Book Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States Book are 23.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Book earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 17.8% more than the national average, earning €35,376 per year; in Norway they earn 18.04% less than the national average, earning 283,644 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.78% more than the national average, earning R 384,456 per year; in United States they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning $43,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning $53,525 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bookh893,079/
Boock891,928/
Booke89527/
Bootk892/
Bhook891/
Boogk891/
Boosk891/
Bok8613,339/
Boocks80168/
Booske8016/
Bhooke8015/
Bhookh802/
Bookke801/
Bookhe801/
Boocke800/
Bock7590,926/
Boke7516,726/
Booc758,036/
Bouk753,969/
Boog752,900/
Bokh751,870/
Boik751,556/
Boek751,297/
Bokk75820/
Boyk75530/
Boox75261/
Booq75200/
Buok75173/
Bogk7562/
Bohk7559/
Bojk7556/
Bokś7551/
Bhok7530/
Bokt7520/
Bokq753/
Hbok751/
Bhookhe731/
Bhoke675,111/
Bouck672,520/
Boike672,134/
Boyke671,286/
Bouke671,250/
Bhoik67691/
Bokke67367/
Boukh67253/
Boehk67198/
Bocke67114/
Bokht67112/
Boigk67104/
Boogh6794/
Boogs6786/
Boikh6747/
Bodkh6744/
Boick6743/
Boyks6740/
Bockh6736/
Bokhe6726/
Boszk6721/
Bhokh6717/
Bohks679/
Bokhs679/
Buoke676/
Voock674/
Bhojk673/
Boekh673/
Boyck673/
Bokås672/
Bhock672/
Booxz671/
Botck671/
Bokss671/
Boogq671/
Bockk671/
Botkc671/
Boskė671/
Bokhh671/
Bootq671/
Bossk671/
Hbooq671/
Bokks671/
Bokch671/
Boikg671/
Bhosk671/
Boskh671/
Bockt670/
Boocs670/
Buock670/
Bocck670/
Boogg670/
Buoks670/

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