Böckem Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Böckem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Böckem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2411:334,04832,981
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Bockem (6) are calculated separately.

Böckem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Böckem is most common in Germany. It can also be found as a variant: Bockem. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Böckem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,038,570th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Böckem live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Böckem is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 334,048. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent live, Bavaria, where 7 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Barring Germany it is found in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bockem946/
Beckem8387/
Backem830/
Boeckem7786/
Beckhem7712/
Bäckhem774/
Beuckem771/
Bekem731,263/
Bakem73152/
Bokem7318/
Bockheim71356/
Backheim7110/
Bockhiem711/
Bekkem67735/
Beckim6786/
Bokkem6742/
Bekhem6723/
Bakkem6715/
Baakem676/
Bokeem674/
Bakeem673/
Bahkem673/
Bakhem673/
Bokhem672/
Bokeim672/
Beukem671/
Bhekem671/
Bekeam671/

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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
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  • 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 Böckem
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