Bók Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Bók Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bók Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1871:52,4935,577
Slovakia471:113,54121,338
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842

The alternate forms: Bok (13,339) & Bök (1,182) are calculated separately.

Bók Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bók occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Bok or Bök. For other possible spellings of Bók click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bók? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,041,601st most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The last name Bók is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bók reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Hungary, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 52,493. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 40 percent are found, Somogy County, where 34 percent are found and Budapest, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Hungary this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 20 percent are found and Czechia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bok8913,339/
Bök891,182/
Bóka861,796/
Bókó8613/
Bk804,903/
Bókay7537/
Bókai759/
Beóka757/
Bójko756/
Bek6752,209/
Bak6751,106/
Buk6710,354/
Bik678,782/
Byk675,485/
Bük671,490/
Bæk671,240/
B K67508/
Pók67495/
Bko67302/
Bąk67197/
Hbk67192/
Bék67113/
Bjk6795/
Bäk6766/
Bkk6758/
Bóková6751/
Bke6736/
Bka6731/
Bck6729/
Bkh6728/
Bki6723/
Bhk6723/
Bbk6719/
Bóc6718/
Wbk679/
Bkw678/
Bwk677/
Bky676/
Bku675/
Pbk674/
Bòókîë671/
Bîk671/
Bøk671/
Bóg671/
Būk671/

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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 Bók
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