Bożek Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Bożek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bożek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland631:603,31354,622
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Bozek (2,969) & Božek (763) are calculated separately.

Bożek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bożek is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Bozek or Božek. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bożek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,372,517th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bożek live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Poland, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 603,313. Besides Poland this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and The Netherlands, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bozek932,969/
Božek93763/
Bodżek9125/
Bocek802,667/
Bosek802,138/
Bojek80593/
Bożyk8024/
Bużek801/
Bogek801/
Bouzek73687/
Bozhek73277/
Bousek73178/
Boseck73170/
Borzek73126/
Bozsek7382/
Boużyk7360/
Bosiek7333/
Boseak7327/
Bozeke7322/
Boscek7321/
Bozcek7319/
Boseik7318/
Bojeck7313/
Buozek736/
Boisek736/
Boozek732/
Bozeck732/
Bohsek732/
Bosekc731/
Boceck731/
Bojeke731/
Bhojek731/
Bogeck730/
Bosecke67198/
Bodzhek6737/
Bourzek6718/
Boeziek6712/
Borzhek674/
Boseske673/
Bouzsek672/
Bougeke672/
Bodziek671/
Bouzeck671/
Bosjeck670/
Boesick670/

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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 Bożek
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