Božek Surname
Approximately 763 people bear this surname
Božek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 325 | 1:32,718 | 5,317 |
| Croatia | 215 | 1:19,668 | 4,061 |
| Slovakia | 199 | 1:26,816 | 4,570 |
| Slovenia | 22 | 1:113,076 | 12,203 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
The alternate forms: Bozek (2,969) & Bożek (65) are calculated separately.
Božek (38) may also be a first name.
Božek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Božek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Božek is found in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Bozek or Bożek. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Božek? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 446,740th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 9,551,174 people. The last name Božek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Božek reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 69 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 38 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Czechia, where it is carried by 325 people, or 1 in 32,718. In Czechia Božek is most common in: South Moravian Region, where 23 percent reside, Olomouc Region, where 18 percent reside and Moravian-Silesian Region, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Czechia Božek is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 28 percent reside and Slovakia, where 26 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozek | 93 | 2,969 | / |
| Bożek | 93 | 65 | / |
| Bocek | 80 | 2,667 | / |
| Bosek | 80 | 2,138 | / |
| Bojek | 80 | 593 | / |
| Božik | 80 | 555 | / |
| Božík | 80 | 228 | / |
| Božec | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bogek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Božeková | 77 | 94 | / |
| Bouzek | 73 | 687 | / |
| Bozhek | 73 | 277 | / |
| Bousek | 73 | 178 | / |
| Boseck | 73 | 170 | / |
| Borzek | 73 | 126 | / |
| Badžek | 73 | 113 | / |
| Bozsek | 73 | 82 | / |
| Bosiek | 73 | 33 | / |
| Boseak | 73 | 27 | / |
| Bodżek | 73 | 25 | / |
| Bozeke | 73 | 22 | / |
| Boscek | 73 | 21 | / |
| Bozcek | 73 | 19 | / |
| Boseik | 73 | 18 | / |
| Bojeck | 73 | 13 | / |
| Boisek | 73 | 6 | / |
| Buozek | 73 | 6 | / |
| Boozek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bozeck | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bohsek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bojeke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boceck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhojek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bosekc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bogeck | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bosecke | 67 | 198 | / |
| Bodzhek | 67 | 37 | / |
| Bourzek | 67 | 18 | / |
| Borzhek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boseske | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bouzsek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bougeke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Božkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bodziek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouzeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bosjeck | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Božek
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