Bozhkova Surname

90,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Bozhkova Surname User-submission:

The Bozhkov(a) surname comes from the Bulgarian first name Bozhko, which means 'small God' (Bog means 'God').

Bulgarian surnames are often formed by adding -ov or -ova to the end of a first name (masculine and feminine surname respectively).

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Bozhkova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria2,9971:2,329336
Russia1,4141:101,92612,518
Ukraine5231:87,04112,491
Belarus2141:44,3977,594
Kazakhstan341:520,07337,773
Kyrgyzstan141:426,61834,019
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Bozhkova Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bozhkov(a) surname comes from the Bulgarian first name Bozhko, which means 'small God' (Bog means 'God').

Bulgarian surnames are often formed by adding -ov or -ova to the end of a first name (masculine and feminine surname respectively). The surname usually comes from an ancestor's first name.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

The surname Bozhkova means 'man of God'.

- gerialoha

Bozhkova Last Name Facts

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

Bozhkova (Georgian: ბოჟკოვა, Russian: Божкова) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bozhkova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 90,962nd most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,384,412 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Bozhkova reside; 57 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 57 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 2,997 people, or 1 in 2,329. In Bulgaria it is most prevalent in: Sofia City Province, where 24 percent are found, Plovdiv Province, where 18 percent are found and Pazardzhik Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including Bulgaria this last name occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent are found and Ukraine, where 10 percent are found.

Bozhkova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus and Orthodox (82%) in Ukraine.

Bozhkova earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 1.37% less than the national average, earning $49,000 CAD per year.

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Bozhkova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bozhkova in the Georgian language
ბოჟკოვაbozhkova-
Bozhkova in the Russian language
Божковаbozkova-

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