Beukes Surname

14,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Beukes Surname Definition:

From the Frisian male name Bokke. Also corruption of German Bach Haus - “House by the Brook.”

Beukes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31,4041:1,725210
Namibia6,7381:35829
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
England2311:241,20419,754
Australia981:275,46624,785
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Botswana391:56,07510,323
Canada391:944,75971,777
Zimbabwe321:482,44540,356
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Beukes (46) may also be a first name.

Beukes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Frisian male name Bokke. Also corruption of German Bach Haus - “House by the Brook.”

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Beukes Last Name Facts

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

Beukes is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Beukes.

How Common Is The Last Name Beukes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,266th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 186,559 people. The surname Beukes is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Beukes live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 46 people.

The last name Beukes is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 31,404 people, or 1 in 1,725. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 34 percent reside, Gauteng, where 20 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 18 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 17 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside.

Beukes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Beukes last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Beukes earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning 305,113 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.29% more than the national average, earning R 262,092 per year; in United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.63% less than the national average, earning $42,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beuckes927/
Beukies925/
Beuekes921/
Beukeus921/
Bekes91837/
Bukes91311/
Bekesh83425/
Beckes83378/
Beekes83357/
Buskes83344/
Beakes83309/
Boukes83248/
Beikes83243/
Bukesh83112/
Buekes8346/
Buikes8344/
Baukes8344/
Bekesz8340/
Buckes8338/
Bukies8329/
Beykes8318/
Beques8317/
Beskes8317/
Boekes8314/
Beukis8310/
Bekese839/
Buykes837/
Bhukes837/
Bekess837/
Budkes836/
Biekes834/
Bukese834/
Bukejs833/
Butkes832/
Bekets831/
Baekes831/
Bejkes831/
Beuces831/
Bekies831/
Bukess830/
Behkes830/
Bekeds830/
Bawekes77402/
Bekiesz77243/
Boukesh77200/
Buyskes77127/
Bekkies77114/
Becques7793/
Biekies7769/
Bhukesh7754/
Bekesse7749/
Buyckes7740/
Bekesch7735/
Bukkies7735/
Beckesh7729/
Bequest7726/
Bukhesh7726/
Bukesth7718/
Buikies7717/
Bushkes7714/
Besques7711/
Beckies778/
Bechkes776/
Buskets775/
Baukesh775/
Bekeshe775/
Beckess773/
Beckets773/
Buckies773/
Bhekesh773/
Beckest772/
Boukhes772/
Buyekes771/
Boukess771/
Beckeas771/
Beekesh771/
Boudkes771/
Bekhesh771/
Bequies771/
Boukeas771/
Boukeus771/
Bieques771/
Baekies771/
Beckeis771/
Baekesh771/
Buickes770/
Buckess770/
Bouckes770/
Bakes731,806/
Bekis73356/
Bekeç73322/
Bukis73213/
Bekeš73183/
Buces73146/
Bukys73140/
Bikes7389/
Békes7371/
Bekeč7350/
Vukes7339/
Bykes7337/
Bekez7332/
Bokes7330/
Bukez7318/
Bukeš7316/
Beces736/
Bekys736/
Bekesova71189/
Bekiesch7156/
Bukesova7133/
Biecques7126/
Biekiesz7111/
Boukesse719/
Boekesch716/
Beckesch716/
Bucket's711/
Bucketts711/
Boudkess711/
Bekesová711/
Buickies711/
Baeckeas710/
Backes6721,657/
Bekish671,855/
Bekkis671,635/
Bakese671,034/
Bakkes671,024/
Bekeshova67778/
Boukis67752/
Bekisz67685/
Baques67546/
Bokese67452/
Bequis67440/
Bakesh67425/
Bukish67370/
Bakies67312/
Bickes67281/
Bockes67278/
Beches67276/
Bekios67256/
Bekysh67218/
Bakeas67151/
Veckes67111/
Baakes6789/
Buques6782/
Buikis6780/
Biçkes6775/
Buches6774/
Bikkes6762/
Bikese6762/
Butkis6759/
Biques6757/
Bokkes6748/
Bekech6744/
Bukeshova6741/
Bekece6741/
Bekgeç6737/
Bokesh6735/
Bikesh6735/
Buekis6734/
Bokies6731/
Budkis6729/
Buckis6727/
Buskis6726/
Butkys6725/
Bakeis6724/
Betkis6721/
Beckis6718/
Bekise6718/
Boques6718/
Buikys6717/
Bukcez6716/
Veques6715/
Bokeas6715/
Boskes6714/
Bakesz6712/
Bakhes6712/
Baukys6711/
Baekis6711/
Bookes679/
Bokesz679/
Buykis679/
Bekiss679/
Beckys678/
Bekessova677/
Bequez677/
Veikes677/
Boukheiss676/
Bäckes676/
Bakaes675/
Baqees675/
Bukhis675/
Bagkes674/
Buices674/
Batkes673/
Baikes673/
Biqees673/
Bazkes672/
Bouces672/
Becess672/
Bekhis672/
Betkys672/
Beaucheas671/
Bekuis671/
Bauces671/
Bikaes671/
Bikees671/
Beakis671/
Bhakes671/
Bakees671/
Bokeus671/
Bukisz671/
Buzkys671/
Bouqes671/
Baukis671/
Bakets671/
Bikies671/
Biekis671/
Bekais671/
Beckez671/
Bokges671/
Bukhex671/
Bakest670/
Beigquest670/
Bokaes670/
Bokess670/
Biskes670/

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