Byk Surname

87,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Byk Surname User-submission:

The surname Byk was born in Belarus. In ancient times, on the territory of modern Belarus, people gave surnames as a sign of animals. The surname Byk means 'strength', as it comes from the Belarusian word for 'bull'.

Byk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,8371:24,7813,522
Russia1,1581:124,45914,778
Belarus8581:11,0731,686
Poland5541:68,60810,763
United States3411:1,062,92977,588
Cambodia2921:53,0381,874
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
France541:1,230,050127,496
Canada531:695,20056,020
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Turkey371:2,103,28271,268
England331:1,688,42669,999
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Israel121:713,13647,700
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India51:153,413,076951,030
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Byk (161) may also be a first name.

Byk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Byk was born in Belarus. In ancient times, on the territory of modern Belarus, people gave surnames as a sign of animals. The surname Byk means 'strength', as it comes from the Belarusian word for 'bull'.

- raxas

Byk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Byk (Russian: Бык) is most common in Ukraine. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Byk.

How Common Is The Last Name Byk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 87,677th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,328,632 people. Byk is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Byk are found; 67 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 57 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 722,635th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 161 people.

Byk is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is held by 1,837 people, or 1 in 24,781. In Ukraine Byk is mostly found in: Lviv Oblast, where 29 percent are found, Ternopil Oblast, where 14 percent are found and Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Ukraine this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 21 percent are found and Belarus, where 16 percent are found.

Byk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (92%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Byk last name are 6.1% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 52.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Byk earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 22.2% more than the national average, earning $52,729 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.59% more than the national average, earning $62,396 CAD per year.

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Byk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Byk in the Russian language
Быкbyk-

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