Boef Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Boef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4761:35,4775,956
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Boef Last Name Facts

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

Boef occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Boef.

How Common Is The Last Name Boef? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 592,650th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,854,650 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Boef live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Boef is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 476 people, or 1 in 35,477. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 44 percent reside, North Holland, where 21 percent reside and North Brabant, where 11 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands Boef is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Boef Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Boef earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 34.61% less than the national average, earning R 155,388 per year; in United States they earn 0.2% more than the national average, earning $43,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.53% less than the national average, earning $44,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boeff89427/
Bouef898/
Boefe893/
Boeft892/
Boefs891/
Boyef891/
Boyeff8036/
Boev7512,331/
Bouf75744/
Beuf75625/
Boof7578/
Bief7553/
Baef7551/
Boľf7525/
Boew7524/
Beef7513/
Beaf7511/
Beif754/
Boyf752/
Voef751/
Bejf751/
Boif751/
Bevf751/
Bowf751/
Bovf751/
Byef751/
Boggeff732/
Boueffe730/
Boyev67839/
Bojev6740/
Boofe6722/
Baeff6721/
Boufe6715/
Boife6715/
Beife6715/
Bouff6713/
Boiev6712/
Bujof6711/
Byeff6711/
Bouev679/
Beufe679/
Bieff677/
Bojew677/
Boueb674/
Bayof674/
Bajef673/
Beyaf672/
Bouif672/
Biyef672/
Bueff672/
Boews672/
Bousf672/
Bowew672/
Bijof671/
Boydf671/
Beaff671/
Beaft671/
Beasf671/
Voefh671/
Beyuf671/
Boyof671/
Boevë671/
Beifz671/
Voeff670/
Beuff670/
Beiff670/
Beufs670/
Bauef670/
Booff670/

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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
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  • 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 Boef
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