Le Bohec Surname

365,146th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Le Bohec Surname User-submission:

Le Bohec originates from the word boc'h, which in Breton, mean 'cheek'. So this surname means 'someone who has big cheeks' , 'someone chubby'.

Le Bohec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9731:68,2669,462
England81:6,964,757184,742
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Le Bohec Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Le Bohec originates from the word boc'h, which in Breton, mean 'cheek'. So this surname means 'someone who has big cheeks' , 'someone chubby'.

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Le Bohec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Le Bohec is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Bohec? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 365,146th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,376,059 people. The surname Le Bohec is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Le Bohec reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most common in France, where it is carried by 973 people, or 1 in 68,266. In France it is mostly found in: Brittany, where 56 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 18 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Aside from France it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Greece, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Bouhec9430/
Le Boahec942/
Lebohec9315/
Le Boec9311/
Le-Bohec8814/
Le Bouic7523/
Lbouhouch591/
Lepohak531/
Le Vaek530/
Lupeheke505/
Liapehuc501/

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