Last name 鲍克 (Balk 
, Balke , Bowker 
) , worldwide, is a common family name. The family name 鲍克 is characteristic of Netherlands, where it is quite a common surname, Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, and the United Kingdom. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, 鲍克 is the forename as well as the last name.